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THIS hook is issued by tl)e Passeng-er Department of The 
Ulster & Delaware Hailroad Company. It is devoted to de- 
scriptive matter pertaininsr to the Catskill Mountains; their 
structure, history and development as a Summer Resort ; the 
sanitary advantages of summer life in the dry air of high moun- 
tain regions; the absolute need of rest and vacation for the busy 
workei-s in the city and town ; the scenic beauties and wildwood 
charms so lavishly spread for the delectation of every visitor. It 
also contains much general information regarding the leading 
points of interest throughout the range; what and where they 
are, how to reach them and what to look for. In fact, it is an 
accurate guide book to the regions reached by this mountain 
railway system. 

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COPYRIGHTED 1894 BY 

N. A. SIMS, GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT, 

THE ULSTER & DELAWARE R. R. 

RE-ISSUED 1905. 

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With the exception of the points reached by the railroads, 
the altitudes given in this book are in accordance with Prof, 
Guyot, who was the first to make accurate measurements of the 
Catskills a few years ago. 



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CONTENTS. 



ADVERTISEMENTS. 

PAGE 

Avon Inn 163 

Catskill Mountain House 176 

Churchill Hall 146 

Dairy Farm House 157 

Delaware & Hudson R. R 178 

Devasego Inn 16S 

Far View House 151 

Glen Park House 164 

Hotel Kaaterskill 156 

Hubbell Manor 153 

Hudson River Day Line 182 

Kendall Place 148 

LaMent's Hotel 165 

Laurel House 170 

Lawrence Cottage 154 

Lox-Hurst 171 

Mansion House 167 

Maplehurst House 169 

Maple Rest Cottage 152 

Mountain Side Cottage 155 

New South Kortright Inn.... 161 
New York Central & Hudson 

River R. R 183 

Roxmor 174 

Stamford ....140-141-142-143-144 

Steamer Mary Powell 179 

Sunnyside House 160 

The American 173 

The Antlers 162 

The Cornish House 181 

The Grand Hotel 180 

The Haines' Falls House 166 

The Irvington 158 

The Kenwood 172 

The Madison 149 

The New Grant House 147 

The Rexmere 145 

The Rip Van Winkle House.. 175 

The Vining Farm House 159 

The Westholm 150 

Wawanda Inn 177 

West Shore Railroad 184 



HOTELS AND 

BOARDING HOUSES LOCATED 

AT 

Arkville 124-125 

Big Indian 121 

Bloomvillc 130-131 

Boiceville 119 

Brown's Station 117 



PAGE 

Brodhiad's Bridge 117-llS 

Chichester 133 

Davenport Center. ...... .131-132 

East Meredith 131 

Edgewood 133 

Fleischmanns 122-123-124 

Grand Gorge 126-127-128 

Grand Hotel Station 122 

Haines Corners 138-139 

Halcottville 125 

Hobart 130 

Hunter ..... .183-134-135-136-137 

Kaaterskill 139 

Kaaterskill Junction 133 

Kelly's Corners 125 

Kortright Station 131 

Lanesville 133 

Laurel House Station 139 

Mt. Pleasant 119 

Olive Branch 117 

Oneonta 132 

Phoenicia 119-120 

Pine Hill 121-122 

Roxbury 126 

Shandaken 120 

Shokan 118-119 

South Gilboa 12S 

South Kortright 130 

Stamford 128-129 

Tannersville 137-138 

West Davenport 132 

West Hurley 116-117 

ILLUSTRATIONS. 
A Bit of Scenery at Kingston 

Point Park 40 

A Moonlight Night on Kaa- 
terskill Lake 32 

A Picturesque Spot and a 

Good Trout Stream 10 1 

As the Track Runs Througli 

the Stony Clove 86 

As the Train Winds Around 

the Great Horse Shoe 56 

A 'i'urn in the Road 66 

A Piece <>r tlic New State 

Road mar Hig Indian 58 

At Pine Hill Station 60 

A View of Haines Corners. ... 96 
A View of the Grand Hotel. . . .62 
A View of the Mountains 
from the Big Indian Val- 
ley T.,ooking Toward 
Grand Hotel 36 



^ovrc^ nuJcnown 



CONTENTS (CONTINUED). 



ILLUSTRATIONS (rONTINfED) . 

PAtiE 

A View of Phoenicia 1 i 

A View of Stamford Village. .. 74 
A View of the Village of 

South Kortrigrht SO 

Bishop's Falls 4G 

Coopei'stown, the Lake and 

the Park 81-83-85 

Devasego Falls 70 

In the Woodland Valley IS 

Looking Along the Rail on 

the Mountain Top 90 

Looking Down Over 2,000 
Feet from Sphynx Rock 
near Catskill Mountain 

House 2 4 

Lockwood's Cut lOS 

Main Street, Oneonta 82 

On the Kaaterskill Creek 44 

One of the Boautifully 
Shaded Streets, Stam- 
ford, N. y 7S 

One of the Drives in Santa 

Cruz Park 6S 

One of the Drives, Stamford, 

N. Y 7G 

One of the Pastoral Features 

of Farm Life 12 

One of the Pretty Drives 

Near Grand Hotel 84 

Red Falls 34 

Some of the Mountain Peaks 

near Chichester 112 

Sunset Rock 30 

The Beautiful Village of 

Cooperstown 26 

The Kaaterskill Falls and 

Laurel House 98 

The Grand View from Pros- 
pect Rock 94 

The Arch Bridge and Trout 

Stream 110 

The Bridge, the Esopus and 
the Station at Brod- 

heads 48 

The Beautiful Falls at Haines 

Corners SS 

The Boat House and Lake of 
a Catskill Mountain 
Home 114 



PAGE 

The Famous Old Catskill 

Mountain House 102 

The Foliage is Beautiful in 
the months of May and 
June 3,s 

The Great Kaaterskill Clove.. 92 

The Great Steel Bridge of the 
West Shore R. R. Cross- 
ing Rondout Creek 42 

The Large Kaaterskill Hotel. .100 

The Lake at Stamford, N. Y. ..20 

The Mountains and the Val- 
ley near Phoenicia 22 

The Mt. Pleasant Valley 52 

The Railroad Station at 
Fleischmanns Looking 
toward Summit Moun- 
tain 61 

The Railroad Bridge over the 

Esopus Creek at Shokan. .50 

The Railroad on the Side of 
Pine Hill Mountain with 
Pine Hill Village In the 
Distance 72 

The Road from the Laurel 
House Through the Park 
to Hotel Kaaterskill. .. .106 

The Start to Climb the Hill 

after Leaving Big Indian. 54 

The Stony Clove as you see 

it from a distance S 

The Village of Griffin's 

Corners 28 

The Village of Prattsville 10 

Tyrolese Outlook 16 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Distance Table 109 

Elevations 109 

Excursion Rates from New 

York 113 

One Way Rates from New 

York 113 

Rail and Steamer Connec- 
tions Ill 

Rates of Fare from Junc- 
tion Points Ill 

Stage Connections 107 

Stations 103 

Trout Fishing 105 



A rO>IPI-ETE MAP OF THE ULSTER & DELAWARE RAILROAD. 
ITS COXNECTIOXS. AND THE CATSKILL MOUXTAIXS. IS IX THE 
nOOK NEXT TO FKOXT COVER. 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS AND THE ULSTER AND DELA- 
WARE SYSTEM— SUMMER REST AND WHERE TO FIND 
IT— SCENIC BEAUTY AND SANITARY ADVANTAGES— 
THE ONLY ALL-RAIL, STANDARD GAUGE ROUTE AND 
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"It seems to me I'd like to go 
Where bells don't ring-, nor whistles blow, 
Nor clocks don't strike, nor gongs don't sound. 
And I'd have stillness all around. 

Not real still stillness, but just the trees' 
Low whisperings or the hum of bees, 
Or brooks faint babbling over stones 
In strangely, softly tangled tones. 

Or maybe a cricket or katydid, 
Or the songs of birds in the hedges hid. 
Or just some such sweet sound as these, 
To fill a tired heart with ease. 

Sometimes it seems to me I must 

Just quit the city's din and dust 

And get out where the sky is blue. 

And, say, now, how does it seem to you?'' 



_ There is a science of summer rest, and the sooner 
SUMMER , . r ■ . J J t J ^.I *i 1 ** 

this tact IS reahzed and reckoned with the better 

"^^' • ■ • it will be for all those who live in the temperate 
zones, in the United States the vacation habit has now grown 
chronic and confirmed among all classes. And yet it is surpris- 
ing that so few of these intelligent American millions fully com- 
prehend the real lesson of the doctrine of rest. Men and 
women in every walk of life, rich and poor alike, hustle along 
day after dav through the busv months of each year between 
store or office and the home or club, in quest of the elusive 
dollar and the happiness and pleasure it may bring. Few ever 
stop to estimate the pace or measure the speed of their activi- 
ties, it is a restless energv that pervades this land of ours and 
we rarely spare the time to look into the faces of our neighbors 
at home or abroad, or study their methods of life. The frail 
arteries of our existence are continually distended by the pres- 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. S> 

sure of individiuil el'lbrt toward the supremacy and conquest 
over jostling rivals on every side, it is an ambitious age in 
which we live. But rather than seek to abate the noble ener- 
gies and activities that so proudly characterize this epoch, shall 
we not learn to glean the fuel with which to feed the consuming- 
fires of this glorious ambition, from the ample storehouses of 
nature in the wisest way .^ The careful conservation of vital 
force is the imperative lesson of the hour. Greater economy in 
the use and control of our bodies and brains is strictly enjoined. 




These houses of clay were not made to run at high pressure all 
the time. Nor will an ample supply of food suffice to repair all 
the waste. There must be stated periods of rela.xation. recrea- 
tion and absolute rest. Lost strength and vitality can be re- 
gained in no other way. A breath of Nature, uncontaminated 
by the dregs of citv civilization is the unfailing panacea. The 
flabbv muscles and pale cheeks, the feeble respiration and the 
exhausted brain, all these beckon us away to the green hills 
and vallevs. 



"Where the long, rustling curtains of generous trees 
Hide the town with its cares and its folly; 
Wliere the low. drowsy song of the loitering bees 
Drown out the buzz of the trolley."' 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 11 

ii...-p.,^ -^- Another important aspect of the summer rest is 
NEED OF 

the absolute need ot change ; a change of scene, 
CHANGE! "" 

thought and action. This is a dominant impulse 

in every human breast. No matter how salutary or delightful 
the normal environment mav be. there is a monotonous routine 
which should be broken in upon. Whether in the line of un- 
tiring labor, dignified leisure, or consuming idleness, the need 
is the same. We must run away from bricks and mortar, the 
noise and dirt of the town and all its pleasure as well for a 
time, and go out among the hills and rocks, the green trees and 
fields, the waving meadows and orcharas, the wild flowers and 
the filmy ferns, and bathe in the fresh air and pure sunshine of 
the country, where the brooks and the birds and the leaves 
whisper in loving tryst. To many this is yet a strange gospel, 
but thousands are beginning to realize that this summer vaca- 
tion should bring not only a change of scene, but change of 
habit. They spend hours daily in the cool shadows of forest 
pines where the wind whispers softest and the bees drone 
drowsily among the low, white blossoms of wood flowers. In 
the great stillness of nature, peace and health go hand in hand, 
soothing relaxed muscles with the subtle touch of new power. 
and in the delicious land of day-dreams, the brain, sung almost 
to sleep by the hushed croonings of the cool breeze among the 
tree-tops, grows young and strong again. In the quiet of the 
grand cathedral of its Maker, even the soul forgets the battles, 
the down-falls, the cuts and scars of life's great contest and be- 
comes something purer, stronger and more worthy of its origin. 
In support of this theory of change of air and scene, may 
we not draw a lesson from the robust health and vigor of the 
nomadic Gvpsv tribe, who wander from place to place ? There 
are also biological laws which may account in some measure 
for the salutary effects of such change. The epoch of man's 
whole existence upon the earth having been so largely domi- 
nated by his roving habits as a savage hunter, with no fixed 
place of abode, is it not reasonable to suppose that such habits, 
prevalent for ages, would be likely to leave a lasting impress on 
every cell and fibre of the human frame? It is therefore not 
improbable that a partial renewal of the conditions to which 
his constitution was originally adapted may contribute to a re- 
coverv of a normal state of health. 



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13 



.... To thousands this is a momentous question 

WHERE TO , . , , ', , 

that comes up tor a new solution with each 

^^ recurring season. When one thinks he has 

reached a final conclusion at the end of his vacation by decid- 
ing never to go to that place again, the intervening winter is 
very apt to dispel the notion, and he either goes back to the 
same locality or begins to wrestle with the question anew. 
Surely the subject is one of vital importance, and yet how 
common it is to consider only two or three of the secondary 
elements of the problem. A hasty comparison of prices, with 
the scenic and social attractions offered, the methods and cost 
of access and the decision is made. Too often this results in 
absolute failure and dissatisfaction, and the victim returns to 
his home disgusted with his waste of time and money, not 
only, but really tired out and utterly untltted for work. The 
monetary aspect of the vacation, essential as it is, should never 
be allowed to overshadow the main object for which rest is 
actuallv required. 

What manner of change do 
I need most ? This is the great 
question to decide, and it is the 
easiest of the whole lot. An 
absolute change of air is the in- 
evitable response which comes 
in asthmatic gasps from the ex- 
hausted lungs, half clogged by 
the organic atoms of the polluted 
^ citv atmosphere. What you 
J need is air at first-hand. For 
months you have been breathing 
a second-hand, warmed-over air whose identity and history 
you were fully content to leave in obscurity, sniffing a bit here 
and there, catching a whiff now and then as it tloats out to sea 
for purification. Now you must pack your grip and flee to the 
distilleries of the skies, where the mystic breezes fling out their 
banners of invigorating welcome, and Nature sits enthroned to 
dispense her choicest gifts. And this brings us to the con- 
sideration of altitude, the hygienic importance of which, as a 
factor in the summer vacation, is now so universallv conceded. 




THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 15 

THE IMPORTANCE ^;°'' y''' ^^^'^^ ^^ '^^^"^ found that 

vigor and tone was imparted by a 
TUDE. . . . sojourn at mountain resorts a tew 
thousand feet above the sea. First came the exhihirating effect 
and afterward the most positive and potential invigoration, 
which seemed to renew lost tissues and repair old ones. But 
the exact processes were not so easy to explain scientifically. 
It was discovered years ago that the blood of animals living in 
the higher altitudes absorbed more oxygen than those on the 
lower levels. Next, that his blood was richer in the coloring 
matter (haemoglobin), and also that the number of red 
corpuscles was greatlv augmented. Bearing in mind that the 
blood absorbs oxvgen in the lungs and transfers it to the tissues 
of the body bv means of these red corpuscles, the advantages 
of this increase of oxygen and its tiny carriers is at once ap- 
parent. The microbes of disease, which may have secured 
lodgment by any grievious unsanitary condition of life, or by 
the exhausting cares and labors of business, are thus dis- 
placed and destroyed by this better nutrition of the body, and 
you are far better fortified to withstand any lliture assaults of 
this destructive nature. Such is an outline of the latest theory 
on this subject, which has now been accepted bv the best 
medical authorities. And the practical lesson of it all is, 
bevond anv ciuestion, that the best summer resort for the 
average dweller of the cities and plains in every hygienic aspect 
of the case, is the higher altitudes, the mountainous regions of 
the countrv. In view of this fact, how strange it seems that 
residents of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and 
other seaboard cities, especiallv. should be content to summer 
at the beach resorts. Evidentlv their faith in a radical change 
of air is not great, and thev have vet to learn the modern ethics 
of summer rest. Having fed their lungs for months upon the 
saline humiditv of old Ocean, they are content to spend their 
vacations rolling in the saliferous sand and cavorting in the briny 
surf, breathing a condensed edition of the same old air, swal- 
lowing their share of the fogs, and waging an unequal combat 
with the depraved and rapacious mosquito. Many are beguiled 
by the cool and retreshing sea breezes, hoping to receive the 
same benefits as a like temperature at the inland mountain 
regions would bestow. But such is not the fact, as has been 
















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TWILIGHT PARK. 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 



17 



already shown, nor is it borne out by the results of a single 
practical test. The old notion of ascribing all the beneficial 
effects of summer mountain life to the reduced temperature is 
exploded. 

Careful investigation has revealed other, and more import- 
ant ingredients in this mountain prescription. The cool air of 
the inland hills is a far different article from that found at the 
shore. Instead of the saturated product of moisture and con- 
densation, the air is dry and strong from the rarefving processes 
peculiar to the laboratories of the skies. 



'You feHers from the country — you keep away from town, 
If you don't want to unsettle thing's and get us upside down; 
For you always leave a memory of the meadows and the streams 
An' I straightway get to wishin' and to flshin' in my dreams. 

You fellers from the country — when you strike me at my desk, 
The room begins to blossom an' the street looks picturesque; 
And the roarin' of the city, with its engines an' its bells. 
Seems to melt into the music of the mountains and the dells 

You fellers from the country — you get so much of life — 
So little of its sorrows, of its tears and of its strife. 
That I want to get off with you and just riot in your joy 
And wade in vour cool branches, like I used to when a boy." 







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IN THH WOODLAND VALLEY. 



THE CATSKILI. MOUNTAINS. 



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^...- ^--.-,-,x». ■ As the observant reader mav already have 
THE CATSKILL ,, , , /,, . 

surmised trom the perusal ot the preceding 

MOUNTAINS . . p.jggj;^ .,11 reference to mountains in this 
little work means specifically the Catskill Mountains, the his- 
toric Catskills; the most picturesque and healthful mountain 
region on the globe, with its marvelous wealth of scenic charms, 
its fame is securely enshrined on the sci'oll of destiny. Made in a 




day, the towering crags grow in beauty and grandeur as the 
cycles of eternity roll silently on. Ever eloquent in their Cre- 
ator's praise, they reach out a beckoning hand to enervated men 
and women the world over: to the discouraged and faltering- 
worker, the unfortunate idler and the successful man of busi- 
ness. All alike may here stand above the turmoils and the 
irksome pleasures of life and compare the boasted achievements 
of men with the mighty spectacle of earth and sky. which now 
fills the soul with awe and impresses one anew with his own 
insignificance. 




THH LAKE AT STAMFORD. N. Y, 



THE CATSKIII. MOUNTAINS. 21 

WHERE AND WHAT ^:'''^' '''''^ ^'' said perhaps concern- 

ino- the location and structure ot this 
THEY ARE 

most interesting- group ot mountains. 

For thirty vears and more the region has been before the pub- 
lic as a summer resort and thousands of admiring visitors have 
journeyed to and fro each vear. But there are many other 
thousands who have never vet seen the locality, and for these 
this book is mainly written. The modern processes of the 
pictorial art have indeed made some of the scenery familiar the 
world over, and with much pleasing and artistic accuracy. 
This cannot, however, be said so unreservedly of the vast mass 
of descriptive matter which has appeared in the public press 
from time to time. Much of this was mere imaginary drivel, 
misleading and fictitious, betraying the writer's unfamiliarity 
with his subject. In fact, one of our modern encyclopedias 
locates the entire range in Greene county, while it really tra- 
verses large parts of Ulster. Delaware and Schoharie counties 
as well, Ulster having perhaps the largest share. Another en- 
cyclopedic writer says the range is drained chiefly by the Cats- 
kill creek, while the fact is. that stream reaches only the eastern 
slope and does not begin to equal in importance the Esopus 
creek, which rises forty miles in the interior, not to mention 
the Schoharie creek, or the branches of the Delaware river. 

These mountains are a spur of the great Appalachian sys- 
tem which extends along the Atlantic coast from Maine to 
Alabama. They cover a superficial area of some 2.400 square 
miles, and their general trend is from southeast to northwest 
or at right angles to every other group in this system. Com- 
ing up the Hudson, they burst into vision about ninety miles 
from the mouth of that river, and from eight to ten miles from 
the v/estern shore at Kingston. Here they rise abruptly from 
the base over ^.ooo feet in the air for miles along the eastern 
face, there being innumerable peaks, in the interior, three of 
which are over 4.0{;o feet in height. These peaks vary materi- 
ally in physical structure and plastic form, and are geologically 
unlike ordinary mountain formations. Instead of the usual folds 
or fragments of arches, the rock is composed of piled up strata 
in the original horizontal position. 



THK CATSKIl.L MOUNTAINS. 23 

Just how and at what period ot the 
earth's history these massive crags were 
WERE FORMED, (q,.,-,-,^^ j^ ^^ill a question tbr the geolo- 
gist of the future. The theory of a high phiteau or mass of 
elevations, is still adhered to by the best authorities, including 
Prof. Arnold Guyot, the learned scientist, who made more care- 
ful investigation and personal examination of the Catskills than 
any other man of modern times. He believed that in prehis- 
toric ages the earth contained tenfold more water than now, 
and therefore in that antediluvian epoch, water was the mighty 
agent in shaping the earth's surface. Glacial action is clearly 
indicated all through the range, some thirteen distinct visita- 
tions of this mighty propelling force, peculiar to the early ages 
of the world, having been traced. Other writers incline to the 
theory of upheaval from volcanic or other causes. But even 
they must resort to the doctrine of erosion as a subsequent or 
linal process, in order to account for the various phenomenal 
forms here presented. The vast masses of conglomerate present 
all the conditions of quicksand as it existed just prior to its con- 
version into stone. 

Thus at variance in trend, and other geological features, 
with the parent system, the Catskills must be regarded as anom- 
alous also in plastic formation, being due to erosive forces, 
and not to the ordinary process which has folded and shaped 
the other parts of the system. 

— ......••ii^i — 



"The white clouds are like pictures in a breathin' 

frame o' blue, 
An' the sunbeams are a shootin' all their silver 

arrows throug-h, 
An' its June-time in the country, an' its June-time 

in the town, 
An' tlie mockin' birds are singin' and the blossoms 

rainin' down! 
It's June-time in the Catskills. and happy folks 

are we, 
With the brook a-dashin'. splashin', an' the winds 

a-blowin" free! 
An' the sun is climbin' higher, an' the nights are 

full o' moon. 
An' a feller's soul is dancin' to the melodies o' 

June!" 



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THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 



TOPOGRAPHICAL 
DIVISIONS 



They are divided into two groups by 
the Esopiis creek. The northern group 
lies between the Esopus and Catskill 
creeks and extends from southeast to northwest in the form of 
an irregular parallelogram. This is shut in between two high 
border chains, ten or litteen miles apart. That on the south- 
west is known as the central chain, or backbone of the entire 
group, extending from Overlook Mountain on the east to Mount 
Utsayantha on the west, a distance of over thirty-five miles. 
The other is the northeast border chain. The southeast end is 
closed by the short chain of High Peak; the northwestern by the 

high swell of plateaus 
w h i c h d i V i d e t h e 
,> head-waters of the 

Delaware and Sus- 
quehanna from those 
of the Schoharie and 
the Hudson. A strik- 
ing peculiarity of this 
northern group is. 
that while its western 
end seems buried in 
the general plateaus of 
western New York the mountains there rising but moderately 
above their base, its eastern end stands isolated on three sides 
bv deep and broadlv open valleys, projecting in all its height 
as a mightv promontorv to within ten miles of the Hudson. 
This presents the imposing scene from that river. The Scho- 
harie creek and its tributaries furnish the entire drainage tor 
the interior highlands of the Catskills proper. This drainage 
which sends the waters all the way around to the Mohawk, to 
come back bv the Hudson, after a course of 17s miles, to within 
ten miles of their starting point, is certainly remarkable, and 
shows a verv peculiar physical structure. 



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"They come! the merry summer months of beauty, song and flowers 
They come! the gladsome months that bring thick leafiness to bowers, 
Up, up my lieart! and walk abroad; fling w^ork and care aside; 
Seek silent hills, and rest thyself where crystal waters glide; 
Or, underneath the shadow vast of patriarchial tree, 
Seen through its leaves the cloudless sky is rapt tranquility." 



THE CATSKll L MOUMAINS, 27 

^r^.^.... ^.- I he precise orio-jn of the name "Catskill." is 

ORIGIN OF , , . .... 

somewhat obscure. Some writers aver that it 

. . . ^,,|^ derived tVom the catamounts which in- 
tested the region, and hving was among those sponsors. But 
there is scant authoritv or reason for this assumption. The 
name is found spelled in numerous wavs in the ancient records, 
such as ••Kaatskills." -'Kaaterskill." '•Katskill.'" •'Cauterskill," 
'• Cautskill." etc. It is believed to have been first applied dur- 
ing the Dutch domination over two centuries ago. And if this 
assumption is correct. Kaatskill or Kaaterskill, would seem to 
be the proper orthography. The •'kill." being Dutch for chan- 
nel or creek. "Kaat." is also Dutch for cat. but the unusual 
abundance of the feline species, either wild or domestic, is not 
well established. The Indians are said to have called the 
mountains "Ontiora," meaning hills of the sky. where the 
Great Spirit of Manitou dwelt and ruled the elements of earth 
and sky. And there seems no very good reason for ever having 
abandoned that poetic and appropriate title. 

"Summer is here, and the morning is gay, 
Let us be children together to-day, 
Sorrow's a myth, and our troubles but seem. 
The past is an echo, the future a dream." 

Concerning the early history of this charming 
mountain region or its people, the records are 
HISTORY. strangely silent and incomplete. Even the voice 
of tradition ventures cautiously in the corridors of the remote 
and prehistoric past. But this only serves to invest the locality 
with new enchantment, and interest, and the embers of specu- 
lation are readilv fanned into life by such breezes from an un- 
known realm of romance. 

Whether it was Henrv Hudson. Verrazano, Gomez, or 
some earlier navigator, who tirst sailed up the Hudson river, 
which was then called "Cohohatatia." by the Indians, meaning 
river of the mountains, is now open to question. But it is suf- 
ficient to note here that when Hudson first ventured up the 
noble stream in ibog in his quaint Dutch ship, the attractions 
of the Catskills were such that he was induced to cast anchor 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 29 

iind make a short inspection. He was received with marked 
hospitahtv bv the h'oquois Indians, then in possession of the 
region, hito their rude bark hut. which was stored with corn 
and beans, they took the curious navigator and his small partv 
of sailors. Upon the ground tloor, mats were spread in their 
honor, and here they partook of food from a large wooden bowl 
or tray. The tlesh of a fattened dog, which had been killed for 
the feast, was among the tempting viands prepared for the 
white visitors, who seem to have been in no hurrv to return 
to their ship. The record then closes with this quaint, aborigi- 
nal scene and does not re-open until sixty-nine years later ; 
leaving us to assume that the region remained in the peaceful 
possession of the red men during that long period. But this 
was the dawn of the Dutch occupation. On the eighth of julv, 
1(378. the purchase of a large portion of this mountain region 
was effected by a company of Dutch and English gentlemen. 
The conference was held at the Stadt Huis in Albanv. where 
Mahak-Neminaw. the ruling Indian chief, and six leading men 
of his tribe had gathered for the purpose. Various trinkets and 
trifles of stupendous value in the eyes of the noted red men, 
were given them, and the title, with its wonderful hieroglvph-' 
ics, was passed. Soon after that the aboriginal owners began 
to disappear, retreating to other parts of the State. Their suc- 
cessors in the Catskills do not seem to have left many important 
records of their occupancy which can be relied upon. But in 
place of such history we are endowed with a wealth of Indian 
lore and Dutch tradition which have made the region an en- 
chanted shadow-land of leo-end and romance. 



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'Queen of all lovely rivers, lustrous queen 
Of flowing- waters in our sweet new lands, 
Rippling through sunlight to the ocean sands, 
Within a smiling valley, and between 
Romantic shores of silvery summer green; 
Memorial of wild days and savage bands, 
Singing the patient deeds of patriotic hands, 
Crooning the golden glorious years foreseen." 




sunsi:t rock and one of the 

HIGH PEAKS ACROSS THE GORGE. 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 31 

"If being the best part of a mile in the air. and 

havino- views of farms and houses at vour feet, 
BEAUTY 

with rivers looking like ribbons, and mountains 

seeming to be havstacks of green grass under you, gives any 
satisfaction to a man. 1 can recommend the spot. When 1 first 
came into the woods to live 1 used to have weak spells, and 1 
felt lonesome; then 1 would go into the Catskills to spend a 
few days on that hill to look at the ways of man.*' These are 
the immortal words of " Leatherstocking." that most original 
character in fiction so aptlv characterized by Carlyle as "the 
one melodious svnopsis of man and nature." Standing half 
way between savage and civilized life, hear him as he continues: 
"The river was in sight for seventv miles under my feet, look- 
ing like a curled shaving, though it was eight long miles to its 
banks. 1 saw the hills in the Hampshire grants, the Highlands 
of the river, and all that God had done, or man can do. as far 
the eye could reach." 

Who can hope to equal the realistic eloquence of this simple 
description ? See the mighty crags with their gigantic ribs of 
rock, protruding here and there from the tlesh of the mountain 
like Titanic fortresses against the assaults of ages: their massive 
slopes clothed in cyclopean mantles of living green over which 
the sunshine and shadows of buried centuries have chased each 
other in cosmic glee. These yawning canyons, dark, deep and 
cool, where the shimmering trout streams babble among the 
gnarled roots and mossv boulders, to the echoing refrain of the 
lichen-clad walls of precipitous rock. Listen to the mellow 
cadence of Nature's breath fresh from the verdant throat of the 
mountain. There is naught to disturb the peaceful harmony of 
this Arcadian realm. See up yonder, at the head of the gorge 
in which you stand, that slender scarf of sparkling water, 
wearied at last with its winding career for many a mountain 
mile, or its dreamy life among the stones and roots of quiet 
pools, now leaping madly, beautifully over the jutting rock, 
down, down the precipice hundreds of feet, breaking into a 
sheenv shower of fleecy foam, sending up a crystal spray, 
which bedews the surrounding foliage and paints the rainbow 
across the slanting sunbeams. Or. climb to the breezv crest 
that pierces the clouds and bathe in the filmy vapor that tlits up 



THE CATSK.II.I. MOUNTAINS. 33 

the mountain side and scuds past vour face on the wings of the 
wind. Wrapped now in mist as in mid-ocean, anon the veil is 
lifted, the sun breaks through, and you stand entranced at the 
marvelous beauty of the checkered valley which slumbers 
beneath your feet. Or, at daybreak, as the sun peers over the 
rim of the eastern hills nnd irradiates the sleeping landscape 
with amber and gold, painting in gorgeous hues the rolling, 
tumbling masses of cloud far down over the quiet valley. And 
anon as the vapor lifts and scatters before the rays of the 
advancing sun, the scene becomes indescribably beautiful. 
Watch again, as the angry little midday showers gather, break 
and finish their noisy career, far below the placid sunshine of 
the mountain top which surrounds you. Or choose some one 
of the colossal boulders that lie strewn around, as though 
dropped like a pebble from some mighty hand, and watch the 
gathering fury of a storm, which no man need ever attempt to 
portray. And finally, in the evening twilight, when 

"The Western sky has trimmed its skirts with ruffles all the way. 
And bias stripes of salmon pink and heliotrope and gray." 

as the receding sun fioods the earth in tranquil glory and paints 
his transient banners on the easel of Night, you are lost in 
silent admiration. 



"Splendors and blossoms and beauty, 

And a charm that cannot be told, 
For the days are exquisite poems 
Bound in the blue and the gold. 

Of the cloudless sky and the sunshine. 
And written in measures of light, 

They are full of the magical rythm 

Which sweeps through the day and the night. 

Oh! the lyrics of dewy morning, 
And the sonnets of golden noon, 

And the love-songs written in silver, 
That flow from the mystical moon. 

Oh! the beautiful star-lit nocturnes, 
We mortals have called the night, 

That are played in deep, minor measures, 
When the world has grown weary of light. 

Oh! the glorious music and rythm 

Of life — and the world — and the sky, 

As they blend in a harmony blissful. 
That floats to the Throne on High." 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 35 

HOW TO REACH ^^^^ *^ "° longer a problem of any 
moment, and few will need any explicit 
THE CATSKILLS. ji,-ections. And yet there are uncom- 
fortable, undesirable routes and methods which may easily be 
avoided by a little study of this book, which is largely devoted 
to the details of the best route, the only through car line and 
all-rail connection. 

For some fifty years after its summer charms were lirst 
discovered, the region remained practically inaccessible. 
There was a long and tedious stage-ride from the river, over an 
atrocious road and up the steep mountain-side at a snail's pace, 
which was often attended with some danger, and it took a 
man of vigor and endurance to stand the trip. The steep and 
stony miles, the jaded horses, and the lumbering old stages 
were pretty apt to awaken sympathies and feelings not wholly 
akin to the picturesque sublimity on every side, leaving scant 
time or mood to indulge his love for mountain grandeur. In- 
valids, who would be most benefitted by the change of air and 
scene, were unable to make the ascent, the effects of which 
were so unlikely to be palliated or overcome by the scant fiicili- 
ties for accommodation and comfort then afforded on the 
mountain. But this was the condition of affairs in the Catskills, 
with slight improvements, down to 1870, when the iron-horse 
began to sniff the air of the hills. Here was a charming sum- 
mer resort wholly undeveloped ; even the old Greene county 
section, which was about the only part known at all. The 
wildest and most charming region, lying in the counties of 
Ulster and Delaware, was largely unexplored and completely 
inaccessible except to the sturdy hunters and bark-men. The 
great chain of mountains had never been entered on this side 
where the great popular and easy approach for the entire range 
was destined to be. The giant Slide Mountain crag, which 
had overshadowed every other peak for countless ages, was 
practically unknown, and its superior height quite unsuspected. 
Thus the varied magnificence of this entrancing region which 
has now so greatly enhanced the fame of the Catskills. was yet 
to be revealed. 




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THE ULSTER &. ^^^ ^''^^ having finally arrived 

P^-. -...«.^. -..'^1 ' " ^ot" ^ railroad, the men were 

DELAWARE RAILROAD, f „j , , , . , , . ., 

found to build it in spite of the 

unfavorable current of public opinion which then prevailed. 
Thus, the construction of the Ulster & Delaware line was begun 
in 1866. Proceeding slowly and cautiously for a time, theiron- 
horse did not really get very far into the mountains until four 
years later. Even then the project was generally considered 
wild and ill-advised, with certain failure at the end. But the 
projectors had faith in the final result and kept stretching out 
the rails until they reached and crossed the mountains. 

Nature may never have dreamed that man would stretch a 
railroad through this lovely valley, and at times there has been 
some question as to whether she had been fully reconciled to 
the desecration. But the engineers found a natural pass here 
most of the way. crooked and tortuous though it was, and they 
just followed it up good naturedly in laying out the line of the 
road, avoiding any aggressive liberties with the native condi- 
tions, as fcW as possible. Many heavy grades were encountered, 
and there was a cantankerous mountain creek, with a whole 
brood of wayward and excitable little tributaries pouring into 
it from every gorge and gulch which had to be dealt with in a 
dignified and earnest manner. These were normally quiet and 
inoffensive, of course ; the speckled trout disported lazily in the 
crystal water which glittered in the noonday sun like silver 
threads in the woof of the mountain, and rippled in sweet re- 
frain on its winding, woodland way to the river. But when 
the floods came, these phlcid and pretty rills swelled into roar- 
ing torrents in a few hours, tumbling into the main creek, 
which in turn, flooded the narrow valley and swept everything 
down before it. Of course, there was nothing about the rail- 
way that would be likely to exempt it from this inevitable rule, 
or evoke any sympathy from these arteries of the mountains. 
So the engineers acted squarely on the defensive and built the 
road on that theory, locating the line with the utmost care and 
building in the firmest manner. The best materials were used 
in every case, and the best methods employed to secure sta- 
bility, security, safety, efficiency and comfort. The roadbed 
has recently been materially straightened and leveled, and the 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 39 

curves perfected by a competent corps of engineers. This was 
made necessary by the increased traffic and greater speed of 
trains, which also called for heavier rails and ties and modern 
steel bridges, all of which have been supplied over the entire 
line. Several new and attractive station buildings have been 
erected, and important additions and improvements to the 
rolling-stock and general equipment, are continually being 
made. The new passenger locomotives are now heavier and 
more powerful than formerly and they are constructed from the 
latest improved designs for speed and et^lciencv. The new 
coaches which are added each year, are elegant models of com- 
fort and convenience from the best shops in the country. 
Nothing that will conduce to the comfort and pleasure of trav- 
elers has been omitted in the equipment of The Ulster & Dela- 
ware system, it therefore stands to-day second to none in 
security of road-bed. safety of appliances, general efficiency 
and comfort of equipment. The policy of the company and its 
management is to get the best, and operate the line in the best 
possible manner. 

The completion of the road of course proved the great 
factor in the development of the Catskills as a popular summer 
resort. A new impetus was imparted to the mountain boarding 
business, and hotels, large and small, began to rise here and 
there in the valleys and on the mountain slopes. It opened a 
new section of the range, which rivalled and even surpassed in 
beauty any other portion, while the entire region at once became 
easily accessible. Luxurious parlor and day coaches are now 
attached to the trains, and the most infirm and debilitated may 
thus enjoy the benefits of this great natural sanitarium. 




THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 



41 



the only all-rail 
route; beginning 



that famous old Hudson river land- 
ing of former years, which has 
now been restored and greatly 
AT KINGSTON POINT, improved, this mountain track of 
The Ulster & Delaware line never ends until the entire Catskill 
range has been crossed, and the village of Oneonta, in Otsego 
county, io8 miles from this eastern terminus, is reached, Here 
at the Point, passengers from the elegant and popular Day Line 
steamers, "New York" and "Albany," may board The Ulster 
& Delaware trains for any point in the range, stepping directly 
from their palatial decks to the cars. The transfer of baggage 
is quickly effected, and there is no change of cars between the 
river and the hills. After the delightful sail up the river one is 
ready to enjoy the speedy whirl by train inland and among the 
mountains to the fullest extent. 

The start is made over the river shoal and up the Rondout 
creek for two miles, when 




ONDOUT Sta. is reached. Ron- 
dout was formerly a village, and in 
1 614 the Dutch established a settle- 
ment here. It is the river port of the 
city of Kingston, which was incor- 
porated in 1872. It has extensive 
manufacturing interests, and has long 
enjoyed the largest river commerce of 
any point on the Hudson, except Al- 
bany. Several steamboat lines are 
operated here. The fleet and famous 
"Mary Powell," makes daily trips 
between this port and New York 
during the summer and early autumn. The large and commo- 
dious steamers of the Central-Hudson Steamboat Co.'s Night 
Line, and the New York Central trains (by way of the RhineclifF 
Ferry) all contribute to the increasing traffic of The Ulster & 
Delaware trains. 

Leaving Rondout Station, the train winds gracefully up the 
grade from tide level and intersects with the West Shore Rail- 
road near the center of the city. 



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for the mountain run. 



INGSTON (Union Depot). This 
is an important station of the West 
Shore, Wallkill Valley and Ulster & 
.Delaware Railroads, and during the 
season of summer Catskill Mountain 
traffic, this is the great diverging 
} point for the mountain region. The 
fast Catskill Mountain special trains 
on the West Shore line are here trans- 
ferred to The Ulster & Delaware track, 
where powerful engines stand hissing 
and throbbing, impatiently waiting 
These are among the fastest summer 
trains scheduled upon anyroad in the country. 

From this station, looking directly north, an imposing view 
of the mountains is presented. The peaks in sight are the 
famous Overlook, on the left, with Plattekill, High Peak, or 
Mount Lincoln, the Kaaterskill and South Mountain crags on 
toward the right. The highest of these is Mount Lincoln, 3,664 
feet, and the next in height is the Overlook, ^,iso feet above 
tide. The large house near the skv is the Overlook Mountain 
House. The next toward the right is Hotel Kaaterskill, and 
the last is the old Catskill Mountain House. 

But there is barely time to inspect this view when your 
train pulls out for the mountains and is whirling rapidly over 
the lovelv fringe of fertile lowland in the northern bounds of the 
city. You pass within a few rods of the famous old "Senate 
House," where New York State was born, which is in sight on 
the left, soon after you pass under the second street bridge, it 
was built in 1676, partially burned by the British in 1777, and 
is now owned and kept by the State, having a large and inter- 
esting collection of ancient relics and curiosities. The Esopus 
Creek is next crossed, and the train plunges boldly up the south- 
ern slope of the picturesque and beautiful Ulster and Delaware 
valley, which affords a charming panorama of mountain scenery 
through its entire length. The ascent here is gradual and con- 
tinuous, all the way to 




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)EST HURLEY, ten miles from 
Kingston Point and s w feet above 
the river. This is a small hamlet a 
few rods to the left, mainlv devoted 
to the quarrying and shipping of 
blue stone, which is found in great 
abundance all through this region. 
There are two or three churches, 
two hotels, and several stores and shops. 

Woodstock is a much larger hamlet, at the base of Over- 
look Mountain, five miles north, and stages are waiting to 
convey passengers to that region, which is very pretty and 
popular with summer visitors, having a large hotel, numerous 
boarding houses, three tine churches, and many stores. The 
Overlook is a very imposing crag as seen from West Hurley 
station, and those who set out to make the ascent will find a 
fairly good carriage road most of the way. and one of the most 
charming and extended views from the crest to be found in the 
entire ranse. 



OLIVE BRANCH is the next station on this level 
stretch (Ashton Post Office). The aspect is now 
pastoral and peaceful. The wayside marsh is thickly 
dotted with wild plants and flowers, especially iris and lilies, 
which bloom in succession during the summer, presenting an 
attractive variety of fioral beauty, tempting plant lovers from 
the train at times. The region here is supplied with many 
modest boarding houses where one may revel in the air of the 
foothills with great informality and f^' 

at low rates. Temple Pond is an 
aquatic attraction, lying 
at the foot of Big Toinje 
Mountain, about one 
hundred feet above the 
station. It covers 
about one hundred 
acres normally and 
affords boating and 
fishing facilities. 





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BROWN'S STATION, three miles beyond, is another 
quiet boarding- section with numerous houses for summer 
entertainment, and a few summer cottages now creeping 
in here and there. High Point and the Whittenberg range are 
now looming up in the distance ahead. A mile-and-a-half 
south is Wincheil's Fails on the Esopus, and just below the 
stream tlows through a picturesque, rocky gorge. 

Soon after leaving Brown's the train rounds a graceful 
curve to the right tor two miles, and the Esopus creek is again 
encountered, for the first since leaving Kingston. The stream 
here divides above the bridge, forming a pretty little wooded 
island. Hereafter the track and this wayward current of moun- 
tain water maintain companionship for twenty miles and more, 
bending in and out. and crossing and recrossing the waters as 
the topography of the valley demands, though not implicitly 
following its every freak and whim. Between this point and 
Kingston, it winds its weary way over precipitous rocks, 
through wild ravines and alluvial and fertile meadows for 
many a mile far to the south. Crossing now the iron bridge, 
the train pulls up at 

^^ RODHEAD'S BRIDGE 

Station. Manv are attracted 
here by the surrounding 
landscape, with its diversity 
of broad meadows, tower- 
ing mountain peaks, and 
shimmering trout streams. 
The little hamlet is scattered 
along the wooded banks of 
the creek near the base of 

/ High Point. Pine Island, 

which here parts the waters of the Esopus, is a favorite spot for 
a hammock and a dream, with the rythmic swirl and gurgle of 
the rushing waters on either side, and the symphonic whispers 
of spreading hemlocks overhead. Four gamey streams wend 
their way through forest and field in different directions. One 
of these leaps over the ledge not far distant in a sparkling cas- 
cade known as " Bridal Veil Falls." A more extended water- 
fall, however, is Bishop Falls, two miles down the Esopus, a 
favorite afternoon ramble with many. 




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^^HOKAN, originally spelled "Asho- 
^ kan, " is the next stop after a 

mile run. It is one of the old 
Indian names that have been 
retained in the geographical 
nomenclature of this region. 
The place is divided into two 
parts ; .ibout the station is known as West 
Shokan. the older settlement which antedates 
the railroad, being a mile toward the east, it is a pleasant 
hamlet, with churches, schools, stores and many boarding 
houses where hundreds of citv people pass the summer delight- 
fully and at moderate cost. The famous ■"High Point" peak, 
^.oq8 feet toward the sky, looms up grandly now on the left, in 
a south-westerly direction. This is the most southerly peak of 
the Catskills, and the view from its summit is very extended. 
The ascent is no longer difficult, there being a well marked 
road over half the wav. Fairly good carriage roads lead out 
from Shokan in different directions to interesting points. 
Among those well worth visiting are the celebrated Peakamoose 
Lake and the "Gulf." The former is a beautiful strip of moun- 
tain water where the Rondout creek flows through one of the 
most charming glens in the world. Speaking of this spot, a 
recent writer and artist says : "Nothing else in the Catskills ap- 
proaches it in its peculiar tvpe. For a mile it is a succession of 
impressive pictures, with cascades and waterfalls innumerable, 
living pictures of living water." 

Looking west from Shokan station a crescent of lofty 
mountain peaks will be seen. That on the right is the "Wit- 
tenberg," 1,778 feet, the next is Mount Cornell, ^,681 feet high. 
Some two miles beyond this chain is the famous Slide Moun- 
tain, the king of the range, 4,20s feet in the air. in the same 
locality are Peakamoose, ^,87s feet. Table Mountain, 3,86s 
feet high, and several others. It is the wildest and most inter- 
esting group in the entire range, and it can only be reached by 
way of The Ulster & Delaware Railroad. Leaving Shokan now, 
the train winds up the valley for three miles, re-crossing the 
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BOICEVILLE, a way station with manv undeveloped 
attractions for summer boarders. Tiiere is here an 
"Excelsior Mill." with its shredders running day and 
night. The mountains are now encroaching more and more 
upon the narrow valley. 

COLD BROOK is another way station, a mile beyond, 
if your train happens to stop there. The Esopus rushes 
madly by under a new iron bridge on the right, bordered 
by a tangled mass of wild flowering vines which send up their 
fragrance to greet the traveler in the car window while he lis- 
tens to the chattering roar of the stream. Following the Esopus 
now tor a mile along the base of Mount Pleasant, with Mount 
Tobias and Mount Tremper in the eastern background, across 
the meadows and orchards which intervene, the stream sud- 
denly bends away and out of sight for a time, and the train soon 
afterwards stops at 

,1 OUNT PLEASANT. This is in 

t' \ the midst of a most attractive and very 
apopular summer boarding region, with 
numerous hotels and resting places 
scattered here and there throughout the 
charming valley. Roads lead away 
among the romantic foot-hills of tower- 
ing mountains to c^uiet little houses 
nestling in placid nooks among the brooks and bridges which 
dominate the locality. Of these there are some fortv which 
receive their guests at this station. 

One is here surrounded by high mountains that rise 
abruptly and aggressively, although the ascents are not difficult. 
The view from Mount Tremper. especially its western spur, is in- 
teresting and the trail is comparatively easy. The Esopus creek 
winds in and out, and lingers lovingly among the little patches 
of mountain meadow ; and visitors are always delighted with 
this bit of the Ulster and Delaware valley. 

But the train now speeds on this northerly course for about 
three miles, barely finding room between the assertive old 
creek and the wagon road for its track, so aggressive are the 
mountains on either side. 




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53 




PHOENICIA. This is one of the most 
important stations on the line. You are 
now twentv-eight miles from the river 
and 794 teet above it. with lofty moan- 
s'' tain peaks on every hand. It is the 
entrance of the famous Stony Clove 
Can von, and the southern terminus 
of the Stony Clove and Kaaterskill 
Branch of the Ulster & Delaware system. You are now well 
into the mountains and the scenery is wild and picturesque. 
It is late in the day when the sun peers over the eastern skyline 
on Mount Tremper. and comparatively early in the afternoon 
when the western shadows begin to envelop the little hamlet. 
Meanwhile your engine, having taken a fresh drink of mountain 
water, gets the signal and skips off up the valley with a busi- 
ness-like snort, winding now closely along the left bank of the 
Esopus, which lessens in volume as the region of its source is 
approached. But the little valley grows in wildness and beauty 
with every mile, and the mountains become higher and grander. 
Ever and anon you wonder how the rocky wall ahead is to be 
avoided, but the engine tlnds the way onward. A mile up the 
track is "Woodland Valley," opening on the left. It is about 
nine miles long and reaches to the base of the Wittenberg, 
Mount Cornell and Slide Mountain. Not in all the Catskills is 
there a more picturesque and charming wildwood pass than 
this. Nature has here been largely and admirably left to herself, 
and here sublime simplicity is truly enchanting. It was for- 
merly known as "Snyder Hollow,"" and of course there is a 
pretty stream, with cascades, little rustic bridges and trout, and 
poetry all the way. Mounts Sheridan, Sherrill and North Dome 
now soar grandly toward the sky on the right, with other 
peaks of various local names coming into view in succession as 
the train proceeds. You soon reach the pretty Shandaken 
Valley where the mountains begin to recede in the distant 
background, giving place to the more pastoral features of 
broader meadows, bending orchards and sloping foothills, with 
little farm buildings here and there. The big Westkill Moun- 
tain, 3,qoo feet high, at length appears in the distance on the 
right and the valley again grows narrow. 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 




HANDAKEN at an altitude of 

i.obS feet is ;^ miles from the 
jHudson. This prettv and most 
ppropi'iate Indian name means 
lapid water." Shandaken has 
)ng been one of the most popular 
' "^ slimmer regions in the Catskills, and 
^-" It IS no small boast for citv visitors 

to speak proudly of having summered here, as many hundreds 
do year after year. The scenery is varied and beautitul. the 
streams numerous and gamey, and the air excellent. There are 
two large hotels within a few rods of the station and many 
smaller ones scattered all about. There is room for hundreds in 
and about the hamlet itself, and there are stages in waiting to 
convey many others miles away to popular resorts in Bushnell- 
ville. Westkilh Lexington, Spruceton and other tributary regions, 
through charming canyons and cloves, and over fair mountain 
roads. Up the clove to Bushnellville and on a pretty lake in 
Echo Notch is a lovely six- 
mile ride, with the swift-tlow- 
ing Bushkill stream babbling 
and tumbling along the way- 
side, and ever and anon dis- 
puting with vou regarding 
the roadway, which is here 
treated with scant courtesy 
by the towering old crags. 

This portion of the val- 
ley is invested with interest 
because of its designation as 
the scene of buried treasure 
of great value, which once 
belonged to noted Britsh 
military ottlcers. The suc- 
ceeding miles are now more 
crooked than ever, and three 
of them brings the train to a 
halt at 




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IG INDIAN, 1,212 feet above 
the river. The ascent to this point 
has been very gradual most of the 
way. but now you look ahead and 
realize that the radical climb is 
about to begin. You seem walled 
in by mountain crags on every 
side and you may well wonder 

how the train will manage to reach 

the summit, nearly 700 feet above, 
and take only three miles to do it. The deep valley comes to 
an end a short distance ahead and the rails can no longer evade 
the steep mountain slope. 

While you have been wrestling with these little details of 
further progress, that you will tlnd so nicely solved by the con- 
structing engineers of The Ulster & Delaware line a tew minutes 
hence, tourists for Slide Mountain and that charming region, 
had been climbing into the stages with their traps and luggage 
for that eleven-mile ride, or less, depending upon the destina- 
tion. This is the station for the Slide and the Big Indian Valley, 
that most entrancing and delightful canyon which cannot be 
extolled too highly nor painted in too glowing colors. Nature 
has here wrought with marvelous skill and design, and there is 
beauty in every line. The entire valley is an ideal place for 
summer cottage life amid the placid charms of wildwood and 
forest. No visitor of the Catskills should fail to ride, or wheel, 
or walk through this lovely valley. One of the sources of the 
Esopus sends its crystal water winding through this meadow 
bottom at its own sweet will, regardless of roads and all other 
artificial structures. In this the "speckled beauties" disport 
in goodly numbers, as thev do even more abundantly in the 
famous Neversink region, which is also reached from this valley, 
and lies beyond the Slide. 

An extra engine is usually added to the heavier trains here 
for the hills, and while these powerful motors are gathering 
forces for the climb a romantic bit of Indian tradition may be of 
interest. 

" Big Indian " was a stalwart red man of this locality, 
seven feet in height. His tribal name was "Winnisook." Like 



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all bad Indians who got the chance, he fell in love with a pretty 
white maiden of the adjacent plains named Gertrude Molvneaux. 
But she linally married Joe Bundv, a rival suitor of her own 
race. The alliance proved unhappy, however, and the young 
wife was tenderly reminded of what might have been had she 
married the gallant and duskv warrior of the woods. This feel- 
ing finally culminated in a transfer of her affections and person 
to him. But the climax of Joe Bundy"s revenge soon came. 
While with a companv of marauders on a foray of cattle-stealing 
from the Dutch farmers, Winnisook was seen bv the outraged 
husband, who promptly drew his trusty bead and inflicted a 
fatal wound, remarking to his comrades, "l think the best way 
to civilize the yellow serpent is to let daylight into his black 
heart." The duskv giant was afterward found dead standing 
upright in the hollow of a big pine near the spot. His faithful 
widow, upon learning of the tragedy, hastened to the scene, 
where she fell upon the body in trantic grief, and spent the rest 
of her life near Winnisook's grave. The stump of the old pine 
is said to have been covered by the railway embankment. 

But the train is already curving out from the station, you 
look skyward and see a great hotel with towers near the sum- 
mit and you know at once bv the conclusive snorts w 
and groans proceeding from the engines, that 
you are going up-hill, for the grade is about 
1 50 feet per mile. The best place to 
watch the receding valley is the 
back platform of the rear car. 
The charming Pine Hill valley, 
with its stream, its road and 
an occasional house far 
down below, make a 
fascinating picture. 

There are numer- ■» . 

ous visitors for Pine 
Hill village, which 
you have just passed 
and admired so 
much down in the 
valley. 




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INE HILL Station is here perched 
on the steep slope of Belle Ayr 
Mountain. Hundreds take the 
stages which are assembled in great 
array for the short ride down the 
hill for the charmmg little village, 
one of the most picturesque in the 
range. 
The place presents a most attractive appearance from the 
train, accounting in some measure for its continued popularity 
with a very large class who have made it their regular summer 
abode for years. Nearly every house has summer visitors, and 
there is a degree of informality about the atmosphere not 
always so prevalent at other resorts, which is satisfactory and 
enjoyable to the average guest there. The northerly source of 
the Esopus is here, up Birch creek valley, and with that stream 
we must now part company, as the drainage from this section 
of the range will hereafter flow from the summit westward, to 
the Delaware instead of the Hudson river. This is also a favor- 
ite cottage region. 

But the clatter and chatter incident to the greeting of new- 
comers, and the transfer of their baggage, now fades away as 
the brakes are released and the hissing locomotives plunge 
boldly into the Imal climb. The air-line distance to the summit 
is not over half-a-mile, but there are 22b feet to climb and the 
track curves sharply around the arcs of a double horseshoe for 
three times that distance. You see the engines laboring 
heavily as they almost double up on the train, and the front 
end of the coach is visibly higher than the rear. But while 
watching these novel features of modern engineering, don't 
forget to look backward down the valley, for the view from 
this mountain breastwork is charming indeed. At length vou 
will note that the motors are breathing more freely and steadily 
as the Summit is approached. While the whistle sounds, there 
will be time to admire the handsome cottages in Highmount 
Park on the right, and perhaps some of the hotels and summer 
homes on the Belle Ayre slope to the left. But you have now 
reached the summit of The Ulster & Delaware track, i,88q feet 
above tide. 



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63 




RAND HOTEL STATION 

is now the stop, and a most im- 
portant summer station it is. The 
second hirgest hotel in the Cats- 
kills, the Grand Hotel, is less 
than half a mile up the hill and 
in phiin sight. It stands on a 
commanding terrace of Monka 
Hill Mountain, and on the dividing 
line between Ulster and Delaware 
counties. From it the view of 
mountain and valley is superb, ri- 
valed only by the crest of the 
mountain itself in the rear, to 
which the ascent is short and easy, 
bringing one 2,489 feet in the air 
with a view free from obstruction 
on every side. Toward the south is 
Slide Mountain, barely overtopping its aspiring neighbors, with 
the lovely valley, through which you came, in the foreground; 
toward the west are farms and hamlets of Delaware, and far 
below the shelving rocks on which you stand is the green valley 
of virgin forest: and toward the north and east are mountains 
piled on mountains. The Belle Ayr slope, here known as 
" Highmount,"' is dotted here and there with pretty cottages in 
a park of i,soo mountain acres, with an average elevation of 
over 2,000 feet. The region also abounds in interesting drives 
and finny brooks, which greatly enhance the normal pleasures 
of mountain summer life. 

Gently now the train begins to move down the hill, and 
soon the brakes are firmly set and all steam is shut off for the 
great slide. You see an occasional cottage in the ravine on the 
right and anon a trim and pretty hamlet in the valley, with 
many elaborate and costly cottages surrounded by well kept 
lawns and handsome grounds, some of which have been carved 
out of the mountain side itself, so little room is there in the 
valley basin. The station is 



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PLEISCHMANN'S (Griffins Cor- 

I ncrs). M;iny men of wealth and 
1, station have beautiful cottages and 
giounds here, especially the well 
known Fleischmann family, which 
has had so large a share in the de- 
velopment of the place. Many of 
these handsome homes are on the 
'^ '/ bluffs, south of the track. 

' . ; There is now a change of land- 

scape : the w lid and mountainous aspect peculiar to the Ulster 
section giving place to the pastoral and placid features of 
cleared land and agricultural life. You are now entering a 
dairyland, with its thoroughbred cows, its rich milk and gilt 





edged butter, the home of the sugar-maple and the luscious 
products of the sap-bush. The trickling stream on the right is 
the East Branch of the Delaware, which soon gathers volume 
and force as we proceed. The mountain slopes are now more 
gentle and sparsely wooded. Though yet set with stumps and 
stones, with an occasional protrusion of rock, they yield more 
readily to cultivation. 



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67 




ARKVILLE is the next station, 
i tour miles further down the 
valley and I072 feet above 
s«Kr-j--v~ ^ . tide, the lowest point reached 

^ ^1 * I ^^ '^., pWggi by the rails in Delaware coun- 
j^^ , «ji^^|^ ^y^ It is an important station 
because of the several tribu- 
tary regions converging here. 




Margaretville. one and one-half miles distant on the left, is a 
charming little hamlet at the base of Mount Pakatakan, one 
mile below the continence of Dry Brook and the East Branch 
and partly covering the ancient site of the Tuscarora Indian 
headquarters. The rural setting is marvelously attractive, and 
many artists of note have built summer studios here and in the 
environment of Arkville. There are churches, stores, water- 
works, a weekly newspaper, a fair ground and race track and 
several hotels. Stages connect with leading trains at Arkville 
for Andes, twelve miles; Shavertown, fifteen, and Downsville, 
twenty-six miles away. Furlough Lake, the mountain home 
of George J. Gould, is only seven miles distant. This entire 
region has long been a famous trouting section. Dry Brook is 
a favorite stream with fishermen, having ample water to shield 
the warv game. Near Arkville is an artificial cave with strange 
hieroglyphics rudely carved upon its inner walls, which attracts 
many visitors. 

On leaving this station the train curves sharply toward the 
right at an obtuse angle, abandoning its southwesterly course 
upon which it lately entered, and pursuing nearly the opposite 
direction for several miles, Arkville being in the vortex of the 
angle. You are now entering a charming glade known as the 
valley of the East Branch; a fine dairy section, with succulent 
grasses, milk cows, milk, milk cans and milk stations in full 
supply. The little stream loiters lazily and winds in and out 
with wondrous beauty through the level vale, evidently on 
grace and pleasure bent, for there seems no other reason for 
avoiding a straight course, unless it was to increase the charms 
of the landscape and annoy the sturdy farmers who till the 
marginal meadows. To some the water may seem to run the 
wrong way, but it doesn't. 



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KELLY'S CORNERS is the first stop on this new 
course, it is mainly :i milk depot, having a dairy in 
sight across the meadow. Some city boarders are enter- 
tained at the pleasant farm houses in the vicinity, and they 
thrive wondrously upon the rich and pure products of the dairy 
so abundant there. 

HALCOX 1 VILLE is the next wav stop amid these 
quiet surroundings. It has several houses for summer 
entertainment in and about the hamlet, all of which find 
guests when the season comes around. A bit of a lake will be 
seen on the right as the train moves onward, where sundry 
aquatic sports are enjoyed. There are good roads for driving 
and cycling leading up and down the vallev. 

OXBURY, that quaint and fa- 
miliar old town near the source 
of the East Branch, now over 
a hundred years old. is then 
reached. The altitude is 1,495 
feet and the station is one of 
the important stops in the 
Delaware section. Many a 
family vacation is quietly and delightfully spent in 
and about this little village every summer, finding 
entertainment in the numerous dwellings of the residents. 
The elaborate and imposing granite structure seen at the upper 
end of the village soon after the train leaves the station, is the 
Gould Memorial Church. The grounds and stream intervening 
have been handsomely treated under the direction of Miss Helen 
Gould, who spends part of her summer at Roxbury, where her 
father was born and spent his early lite. 

The mountains are no longer conspicuous by their height 
in this locality, but seem like hills in comparison to those you 
have been accustomed to on this route. For three or four miles 
the wayside aspect changes mainly in detail. But then you 
pass Irish Mountain on the right and soon afterward Bald 
Mountain on the left, where the train curves almost at right 
angles into a deep gorge, running now four or five miles in a 
northwesterly direction. There is a return of rugged grandeur 
for a time, especially in the high, shelving rocks that jut out 
almost over the track as you approach the station of 




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71 





RAND GORGE, i,s6^ feet 

.ibove tide. The hamlet itself 
nestles serenely down in the val- 
, lev on the left less than a mile 
irom the station, and will be seen 
Worn the car window soon after 
1 he train pulls out. It was form- 
erly known as "Moresville," be- 
ing named for John More, the first 
white settler, who came there in 
] 786, and who afterward became 
the founder of a numerous and 
influential family in that region. 
Stages are here taken for Gilboa, three miles, and Prattsville, 
five miles distant, over good roads and through a lovely section. 
Both places are on the Schoharie creek, which here flows with- 
in about three miles of The Ulster & Delaware road. They are 
popular summer regions for which visitors here leave the train 
in large numbers. 

Prattsville is a delightful old village with an historic aroma, 
its formation dating back nearly two hundred years. But the 
mediaeval customs of its ancestors have been supplanted by the 
modern features of mountain village life, and there are very 
good reasons for its claim as an ideal, quiet interior village re- 
sort. The little streets are thickly shaded and well kept, and 
there are many rare natural attractions. Devasego Falls, just 
below the village, is a famous bit of scenery which merits all 
the admiration bestowed upon it. Pratt" s Rocks, so named 
from Col. Pratt, the noted tanner, and founder of the place, are 
also near at hand. They are visited by hundreds annually be- 
cause of the artistic carving in bas-relief, of the old Pratt Tan- 
nery, a bust of Col. Pratt, and other figures emblematic of his 
pursuits and possessions. Upon these high, precipitous rocks 
the marks of the antediluvian currents are plainly visible. 

The wayside now grows picturesque with stumps, stump- 
fences, rocks and stones, and the train speeds quickly over the 
six miles intervening between Grand Gorge and 



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73 



SOUTH GILBOA. Here the summit of the Delaware 
county track is reached, 1,747 feet above tide, which you 
have approached so gradually through the glade that you 
can scarcely realize it is within about one hundred feet of the 
Pine Hill summit. There are a few quiet boarding places in the 
vicinity and boating facilities upon Mayham's Lake near the sta- 
tion. The hamlet is two miles toward the northeast. The 
train now turns into a westerlv course, skipping over the level 
three miles at a lively rate, when the whistle sounds and vou 
see many passengers preparing to alight, having reached the 
end of their iournev. 






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TAMFORD is the station and 
one of the most charming and 
popular summer viUages in all the 
( .atskills. for which there is am- 
ple reason. No visitor will re- 
gret the long seventy-five mile 
ride from the Hudson, or seventy- 
two from Kingston, even though 
he mav have tailed to fully ad- 
mire and appreciate the wayside 
1 - scenery. The elevation is 1,790 

feet, and the grand and mas- 
^' sive crag of Mount Utsayantha 

rises directly from the village 
streets over I, soo feet higher. The place is distinctly modern 
in all its features, having fully outgrown every ancient aspect 
and custom years ago, although possessing a history replete 
with interest. The town was settled by people tVom Stamford, 
Conn., hence its name. Utsayantha, which might well have 
been retained, but for the patriotic spirit of its New England 
founders, was a beautiful Indian maiden, concerning whom, 
her white husband and their little babe, forest tradition hands 
down a tragic story. Near the village site was also the scene 
of a desperate battle between the patriots, the Tories and the 
Indians over a century ago. Its history as a summer resort, 
however, does not extend much over fifteen years ; for even 
in 1884 there was but one summer hotel. But its growth and 
development since then has been simply marvelous. There are 
now a score of large hotels and smaller houses, and nearly two 
thousand guests may find accommodations within the village 
limits, where the normal population is less than one thousand. 
While Nature has indeed been exceptionally lavish in her 
gifts, the thrift and enterprise of the Stamford residents, so 
clearly visible at every step, have had a large share in the de- 
velopment and success of the place. They seem to have vied 
with each other in their improvements of their individual prop- 
erty, whilst the public affairs of the village have been managed 
with jealous care on progressive lines. The buildings are es- 
pecially attractive in design and careful preservation. The 
streets are bordered with handsome lawns unobstructed by 



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fences, and overarched by rows of 
majestic maples. There are 
miles of bluestoiie side- 
walks, a fine water 
and sewer system, 
electric and gas illu- 
mination, good tele- 
phonic facilities, five 
thriving churches, a 
Union Free School 
and Seminary, a 
Public Library. Na- 
tional Bank and two 
sprightly weekly 
newspapers. The 
crest of Utsayantha 
Mountain, 3, ^6sfeet 
above tide, is easily 
reached by a good 
carriage road, it has 
an observatory from which twenty thousand square miles of 
mountain territory, including thirty prominent peaks, and por- 
tions of four states may be seen, with the cities of Albany and 
Schenectady in the distance. The village site, overlooking the 
broad valley entrance where the headwaters of the Delaware are 
received, is charming. The region forms the watershed be- 
tween three river basins. One mile east is Bear Creek, which 
empties into the Schoharie, and within fifteen minutes" walk 
west, is the source of streams which 
are tributary to the Susquehanna. 

Thus within the radius of a single mile , ' 

one may drink from the headwaters of 
three great rivers. The roads all 
about are excellent and 
there is every induce- 
ment and much en- 
joyment in driving 
and cycling along , 
these rippling 
streams, and 
through the pretty 
wooded glens. 



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79 




HOBARX, four miles beyond, 
is the next station. It is a 
' pretty little village with a his- 
tory antedating the Revolution. 
r-- I There is a fine falls, and water 

J power, which gave it the old 
V' name of "• Waterville," which 
/ was afterwards changed at the 
suggestion of Rev. Philander 
"" "~ ^, Chase, the old church rector, 

who became a bishop in Ohio, in later years. There are several 
churches and various hotels and boarding-houses where visitors 
come in increasing numbers each season, delighting to live in 
this smiling dell in the southwestern margin of the Catskills, 
seventy-eight miles from the Hudson, and about 1,637 feet 
above it. 

SOUTH KORTRIGHT is at the end of the next four 
miles down the Delaware, it is the center of a rich 
dairy section with a large creamery to which some 
twelve or fifteen hundred cows pay lacteal tribute daily. 
The town was settled by sturdy Scotch and Irish people, to 
which nations so many of the Delaware farmers are largely in- 
debted for their rugged and honored ancestry. They came in 
at an early period and had their full share of the Indian depre- 
dations so prevalent at that time. The South Kortright inn 
is one of the pleasing new features of this locality, and is an 
up-to-date and first class place for the entertainment of summer 
visitors. 

BLOOMVILLE is reached after a spin of five miles, and 
you are now eighty-seven miles from the Hudson river, 
and about eight miles from the village of Delhi, which 
is reached by stage after a most interesting drive through 
this beautiful valley. This is another of the older Delaware 
towns, which but lately reached by the railway, has not yet 
developed its summer attractions for city visitors. 

The extension of The Ulster & Delaware system beyond 
Bloomville was completed during the year 1900. 



THE CATSKILI. MOUNTAINS. 



81 



KORTRIGHT STATION is the first stop after leav- 
ing Bloomville. This is ninetv-two miles from the 
Hudson river, and the elevation above tide water is 
1.868 feet. From the top of this mountain you get an extended 
view of this beautiful dairv land, and of both Delaware and 
Otsego counties. 

CAST MEREDITH, ninety-nine miles from the Hud- 
son river, and i.^s^ feet above it, is the next station. 
This is one of the desirable country towns, where city 
people may find a quiet spot for rest and recreation. 

DAVENPORT CENTER is one hundred and one 
miles from the river and the elevation is 1.222 feet. 
This is another one of those charming country places 
where you will find the best air. the best water, and plenty 
of pure milk, butter and eggs for which this country is noted. 
There are a few desirable small boarding houses, where one 
may find comfortable quarters during the vacation term. 

WEST DAVENPORT is now reached and you are 
one hundred and four miles from the Hudson. The 
elevation is 1. 178 feet. This is a small hamlet pleas- 
antly located, and within four miles of the western terminus 
of the line. There are a few comfortable boarding houses lo- 
cated in the village. 




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COOPERSTOWN — OTSEGO LAKE PARK. 



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83 




NEONTA, the western termi- 
nus, is one hundred and eight 
miles from Kingston Point and 
1.004 f*?et above tide water. 
It is the center of a very 
wide stretch of farming coun- 
try, situated in a broad valley 
and protected from violent 
winds by high hills. The 
streets are broad and heavilv shaded, level and kept in good 
order. It is also one of the most progressive and charming 
villages in the State. Its population is from 8,000 to 10,000. 
It has all modern improvements, including a first-class system 
of water works, an up-to-date electric light plant, a complete 
system of sewers, a trollev road connecting the eastern and 
Western ends of the town, and manv handsome and attractive 
residences. The business portion of the town is well equipped 
with fine business houses, stores and markets, it also has a 
modern and well-fitted theatre first-class hotels, a normal 
school which has some soo students. The place also has two 





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rSQUEHANNA AFTER LEAVING OTSEGO LAKE. 



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85 



fine clubs, banks, a very handsome Y. M. C. A. building, sev- 
eral beautiful churches, one of the largest fair grounds in the 
State, and many other attractions. At Oneonta, The Ulster & 
Delaware connects with the Susquehanna Division of the Dela- 
ware & Hudson Railroad. Also with the Cooperstown Branch 
of the 1). & H. system and with the trolley line running to 
Cooperstown and Richfield Springs. 

This is now the popular route for tourists bound for 
Cooperstown and Richfield Springs. The variety of scenery 
through the •"Haunts of Rip Van Winkle" after a trip along 
the famous Hudson river, either by rail or boat, thence through 
the Charlotte Valley will make this a charming trip and the 
favorite route to these popular resorts. 

Cooperstown is a village of handsome residences, pleasant 
homes, and the hand of elegant culture is everywhere to be 
seen. The village has an excellent system of water works, the 
supply being taken from Otsego Lake. The water is as pure 
and wholesome as can be secured in the state. 

It has many charming walks and drives, and is a good 
center for excursions. The lake supplies good boating and 
lishina:. 




COOPERSTOWN — A VIEW Ot- COOPER PARK. 



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87 



THE STONY CLOVE AND KAATERSKILL 
BRANCH. In order to reach the Greene county 
section of the range, so long and justly famous in song 
and story for its rare scenic attractions, where thousands of 
summer visitors from every clime have revelled and recupe- 
rated year after vear. the main line of The Ulster & Delaware 
system must be left at Phoenicia, and now visitors for that de- 
lightful region mav reach it without change of cars. The little 
narrow-gauge track has been replaced with heavy rails of steel 
and made into standard gauge in conformity with the parent 
system. Steel bridges, heavier ties, perfected curves and ele- 
gant new rolling stock, and every facility has been provided for 
the increased travel through the famous Stony Clove which is 
sure to follow. 

This means through parlor cars from Philadelphia and New 
York to Hunter. Tannersville. Haines' Corners, the Laurel 
House, the Kaaterskill Hotel and the Catskill Mountain House. 

This announcement will be 
hailed with joy by every visitor and 
entertainer in that charming 
region, which at last wil 
have all the modern railway 
facilities heretofore enjoyed 
in other parts of the 
Catskills. 

Many pages might 
well be devoted here 
to the entrancing 
scenery which un- 
rolls like a panorama 
as the train proceeds 
through this wonder- 
ful valley and moun- 
tain canyon, known far - i,.__ 

and wide as the Stony Clove Notch. Though familiar with 
all the graphic descriptions upon paper and canvas, one is sure 
to be surprised with the charming reality. Geologists differ 
widely as to the probable cause of this marvelous cleavage of 
the crags as seen in this Notch, or at what stage of the world's 
history this mighty upheaval took place. While the transverse 
strata or rock on either side, closely corresponding in character 




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and elevation, 
seem to have been 
severed and forced 
asunder a few rods 
bvsomecvclopean 
impulse and then 
held immovable, 
we can get no 
f Li r t h e r in o u r 
speculative dream 
than that. Nature 
closes the door at this point upon human investigation and 
courts our admiration onlv. Surely no visitor to the Catskills 
will care to miss a trip through the Stony Clove. 

Leaving Phoenicia the trains sweeps over the Esopus and 
around a broad curve to the right, pursuing a northeasterly 
course most of the way. Much of the grade is heavy, reaching 
a maximum of 187 feet per mile near the Notch. The summit 
there is 2.071 teet above tide, and there is a climb of 1,27^ feet 
in ten miles. But the engines pull up the trains at a lively rate, 
and you are charmed amid the marvelous beauties of this pri- 
meval bit of nature. The first station on this branch is 

CHICHESTER, it was named for the Chichester family 
which came originallv from Wales. There are extensive 
manufacturing plants and a collection of small dwellings 
down in the vallev. Chairs and fine cabinet work are made 
there, to which the place is devoted. Soon after leaving 
the station, if at the right season in June, you pass through a 
perfect flower garden of mountain laurel, which extends for 
acres upon either side, each shrub a gorgeous mass of pink 
beautv in a setting of dark green leaves. In fact, this entire 
route presents a charming varietv of wild flowers, ferns, trail- 
ing vines and green shrubberv which bloom in succession 
during the summer, filling the air with wild-wood fragrance. 
Lovers of plants and wild flowers may revel in the woodland 
treasures which abound in this region. Among the species 
found are clematis, ferns in great variety, sarracenias, honey- 
suckles, Indian pipe, daisies, eupatorium, lilies, phlox, and a 
host of others. 




LOOKING ALONG THE RAIL ON THE 

MOUNTAIN TOP ON A MOONLIGHT NIGHT. 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 91 

LANESVILLE^ five miles up the valley, is the next 
stop, and a favorite section with modest visitors who 
prefer to avoid the bustle and crowd of a popular resort- 
There are several houses in this picturesc^ue locality where 
solid comfort mav be enjoyed, and there is good fishing 
in the surrounding streams. Steeple Mountain and Burnt Knob 
rise abruptly skyward over across the valley, and there are va- 
rious other soaring peaks with craggy crests now coming into 
view, which add rugged grandeur to the scene. Another three 
miles upward and onward brings the train to a halt at 

CDGEWOOD, 1.787 leet above tide. There is a rattling 
saw-mill, and a chair-stock factory, with a few scatter- 
ing private boarding-houses. But Nature's setting will 
engage your attention more profitably. Until this point you 
have been on the eastern slope of the deep valley, with the 
Stony Clove creek and the old wagon road far below, and cas- 
cades, mills, little churches, schools and cottages at intervals, 
where a few acres of almost perpendicular meadows have been 
reclaimed from the relentless grasp of the great crag. The 
Notch itself is now just ahead, and the valley contracts suddenly 
as its throat is approached. The valley ends, or rather begins, 
just here with a broad open pool of water in which the pictur- 
esque margin of fallen and upright dead and other green and 
beautiful spruce trees are reflected. There is now a climb of 280 
feet to reach the summit in the Notch, and the grade can no 
longer be evaded or trilled with. There is not much over a 
mile in which to make the ascent, and you feel, hear and see 
that it is up hill. But the engine "gets there" all right. You 
hear the whistle and bell which waken the echoes in unbending 
measure, and next you feel the brakes released as the train be 
gins a gradual descent. You are in the Notch, with Hunter 
Mountain. 4.0^8 feet, and the second highest in the range, on 
the left, straight toward the sky. and Plateau Mountain on the 
right, with a narrow strip of sky far above. The track and the 
old wagon road are battling tor space at the bottom of the gorge 
for a time ; but the rocky and rooty road has the right of way 
by priority of possession, and it must be duly respected. The 
air is chill, and you reach for the overcoat and wraps which you 
have prudently brought with you to the mountains. 



THE CATSKII.L MOUNTAINS. 



93 



KAATERSKILL JUNCTION is at length announced. 
It is in tile woods, with the open valley of the Schoharie 
on the left, and this is the point where passengers change 
for the Hunter branch. Continuing this gradual descent on a 
sharp curve to the left for about two miles along that stream, 
the famous old villaue of 




HUNTER is reached. This is one of the most popular 
summer regions in the Catskills. it is a quaint little 
mountain village, the town being formerly known as 
"Greenland.'" The general elevation is about 1.600 feet, and 
there is a wealth of picturesque attractions. Bits of ancient 
architecture are vet to be seen in the mile or more of street that 
stretches along the northerly side of the Schoharie creek ; nor 
is the modern trend of the present century so much in evidence 
here as in some other mountain villages. But there are several 
large and attractive hotels, two or three churches, manv stores 
and shops. "Colonel's Chair" peak, 3.16s feet high, a spur of 
Hunter Mountain, forms the southern sky-line immediately 
across the Schoharie, to which the ascent is easy and most in- 
teresting, as it is also to the parent crag, in addition to all this, 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 



95 



there are miles upon miles of excellent roads, leading out in 
every direction, upon which the wise and good people of that 
town have spent over S20.000 during the past four years in sen- 
sible and permanent repairs, which is bringing its reward in 
increased number of city visitors who delight to drive and cycle 
in this charming locality. With all these advantages there is 
little wonder that so many thousands return to old Hunter vear 
after year to spend their summer. Previous to the railway it 
was almost inaccessible however, as were the favorite regions 
of Lexington. Hensonville, Windham and jewett Heights, which 
are now reached bv staoe fi'om this station. 




But resuming the eastward journey at Kaaterskill junction, 
we have still eight miles of rails to traverse before reaching the 
northeastern terminus of this moimtain system. A rim of three 
lovely miles now brings us to 

TANNERSVILLE, the fust stop. Col. Edwards, of 
Northampton, Mass., moved in the town early in the last 
century, and established an extensive tanning plant there: 
and it soon became a great tanning center, remaining thus until 
the hemlock bark was exhausted. This fact led to its name. 
It has long been a very popular boarding section and has recently 
grown in favor with cottagers. There are numerous large 
hotels with combined facilities for entertaining over two thou- 
sand summer guests. Various social clubs and other associa- 




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tions have been 
attracted here 
since the advent 
of the railway, 
purchasing large 
tracts of moun- 
tain land and con- 
verting them into 
p arks a n d li n e 
roadways, and 
erecting many 
handsome sum- 
mer dwellings, 
fine club-houses, 
and other con- 
venient build- 
i n gs. Among 
these may be 
named the Elka 
Park Association 
over on Spruce 
top slope, near 
ihe source of the 
Schoharie, seen 
on the right, On- 
teora Park across the valley, north of the station, and Schoharie 
Manor adjoining Elka Park. The elevation at the station is i,86^ 
feet, and the train now ascends graduallv all the way to the end. 

HAINES' CORNERS is at the end of the succeeding 
two miles, which are sure to challenge the admiration, 
even at this late stage of the journey. Another lively 
station is this, nearly 2,000 feet above the sea. You are now 
at the head of the famous Kaaterskill Clove, of which there is 
but one, and the like of which there is no other. For entranc- 
ing beauty of situation it has no equal. The view down the 
great canyon to the Hudson and beyond, is grand and beau- 
tiful, defying all description of pen or brush, and there is rare 
native charm on every hand. Nothing which man has done — 
and there is much of his work here — has been able to despoil 
7 




THK KAATHRSKIl.l. lAl.LS AND THE 

I.AUKKl. HOUSE AS SEEN FROM THE TRAIN. 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 



99 



the mighty chisehng of Nature in this great clove, nor even 
divert the attention for a moment from the sublime and trans- 
cendant vastness of this scene. Here at the head of the canyon 
the water plunges madly over the precipice i6o feet in height, 
and then descends by a series of cascades and rapids 1,200 feet 
more in four miles, to Palenville, on its woodland way to the 
Hudson. Halfway down, it is joined by the Kaaterskill stream 
which tumbles in from the lateral gorge on the left. It is not 
strange, of course, that people love to linger here, as there are 
many good hotels, large and small, just over the falls, and on 
the massive slope of Mount Lincoln, which here towers 3,664 
feet in the air and forms the great south wall of the clove, sev- 
eral parks have been established. These will be seen most 
effectively soon after the train leaves the station. The first is 




Sunset Park, above the falls, then follows Twilight and Santa 
Cruz Parks with their many attractive cottages, casinos and 
club houses, which together make a very extensive settlement 
here in the woods in picturesque contrast to the unrivalled 
mountain setting. A summer home here, with housekeeping 
cares and fashion at the minimum, and Mrs. Grundy in abey- 
ance, must be, and is, highly enjoyable. 

As the train moves onward through this historic region, 
with the o-orge now on the right, vou will need to be alert to 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 



101 



catch even a passing- glimpse of the many objects ot^ interest 
that appear in quick succession. Through the trees on the 
right, just before reaching the next station, two miles above, 
will be seen the celebrated Kaaterskill Falls, which '•Natty 
Bumpo' called "the best piece of work in the woods." The 
momentary stop is 

LAUREL HOUSE STATION, a few rods down to 
the right stands that familiar and historic old resort at the 
head of this beautiful gorge into which the silvery sheen ot 
sparkling water tumbles hundreds of feet from a solid amphi- 
theatre of shelving rocks beneath which, and behind the falling 
foam itself you may walk on other shelves of rock, dry shod, 
and view the novel scene, which well repays for the labor of 
the return climb, it is a resort with many hallowed associations 
extending over three-quarters of a century, nearly. But the 
genial old landlord sleeps and new faces preside over its 
destiny. The entrancing spot has inspired the pens and brushes 
of authors and artists for a century, and its beauty can never 





THh l-AMOUSOl.D CATSKILL MOUNTAIN HOUSt CAN BE KtA(,HH) 

IN THROUGH CARS ONLY VIA THE U. & D. R. R. TO KAATERSKILL STATION. 



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THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 



103 



fade. Sunset rock, less than a mile along the slope of this 
gorge, and at an elevation of 2, 1 1 s feet, is a famous outlook 
over the yawning canyon, where Haines" Falls makes a charm- 
ing picture up at the head of the Clove. 

The last mile of the railway is now quickly covered through 
the forest, and vou alight at 

KAATERSKILL STATION, on the margin of a 
beautitlil sheet of water known as Kaaterskill Lake, 
which here nestles lovinglv in its mountain basin 2,141 
feet above the sea. Haifa mile up Kaaterskill Mountain is the 
great Hotel Kaaterskill, the most extensive mountain summer 
hotel enterprise in the world, standing on the crest 
of the crag and surrounded by a Mountain Park of 
over 12,000 acres, in which an excellent sys- 
tem of drives and walks is carefully main- 
tained. The view of river and valley 
from this altitude of over 2,soofeet is 
^■' unobstructed and charming be- 

yond compare. Prompt and 
speedy connection is made 
every train at this 
ation by light moun- 
ain carriages, and the 
walk up the hill is 
short and delightful. 
Here, too, within a 
short half mile by a 
lovely road that 
borders and passes 
J between Kaaterskill 
-J and its sister lake, 
known as North 
Lake, is the famous old Catskill Mountain House, on that grand 
old tablerock that has hung there in mid-air. commanding that 
famous "vallev view." the praises of which have been sounded 
around the world all these years. This old land mark and pion- 
eer summer mountain hotel now opens for its eighty-third 
season. 

"'Tis here the eastern sunbeams gild 
The hills which rise on either hand; 
Till showers of purple mist are spilled 
In g-lit'ring dewdrops o'er the land." 





A I'ICTURKSQUE SI'OT 

AND A GOOD TKOII I" STRKAM. 



THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 105 



STAGE CONNECTIONS. 



ARKVILLE. — Daily throughout the year: For Margaretville 2 miles, fare 15 
cents ; Daily except Sunday, throughout the year ; Dunraven, 6 miles, fare 25 
cents; Ande?, 12 miles, fare 75 cents ; Lake Delaware, 20 miles, fare $1.25 ; 
Delhi, 26 miles, fare $1.50. 

Daily, except Sunday, throughout the year : For Arena, 8 miles, are 50 cents; 
Union Grove, 12 miles, fare 7S cents ; Shavertown, 15 miles, fare $1.00 ; Pepac- 
ton, 19 miles, fare $1.25 ; Downsville, 26 miles, fare $1.50. 

BIG IN DIAN.— Daily, except Sunday, throughout tlie year: For Oliverea,- 
3 miles, fare 25 cents : Slide Mountain P. O., 5 miles, fare 50 cents ; 
Winnisook Lodge, 8^ miles, fare 75 cents; Branch, 12 miles, fare $1.00; 
Frost Valley, 15 miles, fare $1.00 ; Claryville, 22 miles, fare $1.25. 

BLOOMVILLE.— Daily, except Sunday, throughout the year: For Delhi, 8 
miles, fare 75 cents ; Bovina Centre, 6 miles, fare 50 cents. 
Delhi stage also connects with morning train on Sundays. 

GRAND GORGE. — Daily, except Sunday, througliout the year ; For Prattsville, 
5 miles, fare 50 cents ; Gilboa, 4}.^ miles, fare 40 cents. 

HUNTER. — For Lexington, 9 miles, fare $1.00 ; Ilensonville, 7 miles, fare 
75 cents ; Windham, 9 miles, fare $1.00 ; Jewett, 9 miles, fare $1.00 ; Ashland, 
14 miles, fare $1.25. 

SHANDAKEN —Daily, except Sunday, throughout the year : For Bushnellville, 
4|^ miles, fare 35 cents; Westkill, S'.^ miles, fare 75 cents; Lexington, I2l^ 
miles, fare $1.00. 

STAMFORD. — Daily, except Sunday, tliroughout the year: For Harpersfield 
Centre, 4 miles, fare 25 cents. 

Daily, except Sunday, throughout the year : For South Jefferson, 3 miles, 
fare 25 cents; Jefferson, 7 miles, fare 50 cents ; .Summit, Schoharie County, 14 
miles, fare $1.25 ; Richmondville, 18 miles, fare $1.50. 

WEST HURLEY.— Duiing the summer months only : For Mead's Mountain 
House, 8 miles, fare $1.00. For Overlcok Mountain Hou>e, 9 miles, fare $1.25. 
Daily, except Sunday, throughout the year : For Woodstock, 5 miles, fare 25 
cents; Bearsville, 7 miles, fare 35 cents ; I^ke Hill, 10 miles, fare 50 cents. 



AN IDEAL PvEGlON FOK TROUT FISHING. 



The brook trout, that princely member of the finny reahn, 
finds a rare combination of favoring conditions in the Catskills. 
The slopes and vallevs are profusely threaded with streams of 
the coolest and purest crystal water, in which the speckled 
beauties disport with abounding joy and content. 



A SPECIAL BOOK ON FISHING IS ISSUED BY THE ULSTER & DELA- 
WARE RAILROAD CO., AND WILL BE MAILED FREETO ANY ADDRESS ON 
RECEIPT OF TWO CENTS POSTAGE, SENT TO THE GENERAL PASSEN- 
GER AGENT. 
















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LIST OF STATIONS— ELEVATIONS— DISTANCE TABLE. 



Ulster & Delaware 

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i Kingston Pt., 
Kingston -] Rondout Sta. 

( Kingston /i^'e-'t) 

Stony Hollow 

West Hurley 

Olive Branch 

Brown's Station 

Brodheads Bridge, 

Shokan, 

Boiceville 

Cold Brook 

Mount Pleasant 

Phoenicia 

Shandaken 

Big Indian 

Pine Hill, 

Grand Hotel Station 

Fleischmanns 

Arkville 

Kellv's Corners 

Halcottville 

Roxbury 

Grand Gorge 

South Gilboa 

Stamford 

Hobart 

South Kortright 

Bloomville 

Kortright Station 

East Meredith 

Davenport Center 

West Davenport 

Oneonta, 

Chichester 

Lanesville 

Edgewood, 

Kaaterskill junction, 

Hunter 

Tannersville 

Haines Corners 

Laurel House Station 

Kaaterskill 



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LIST OF ULSTER & DELAWARE STATIONS SHOWING 
RATES OF FARE FROM JUNCTION POINTS TO 
ALL POINTS ON MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES. 



FROM 



TO 



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Kingston- Rondout Station. . . 

( Kingston (Union Dep) 

Stony Hollow 

West Hurley 

Olive Branch 

Browns Station 

Brodheads Bridge 

Shokan 

Boiceville 

Cold Brook 

Mt. Pleasant 

Phoenicia 

Shandaken ... 

Big Indian 

Pine Hill 

Grand Hotel Station 

Fleischmanns 

Arkville 

Kelleys Corners 

Halcottville 

Roxbury 

Grand Gorge 

South Gilboa • -^ 

Stamford 

Hobart 

South Kortright 

Bloomville 

Kortright Station 

East Meredith 

Davenport Center 

West Davenport 

Oneonta 



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Lanesville 

Edgewood 

Kaaterskill Junction . 

Hunter 

Tannersville . . . . 
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2.76 
2.97 
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2.46 
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2.82 
2.85 
2.91 
2.94 
2.97 



Connections are made at Junction Points as follows: 

At Kingston Point with Hudson River Dav Line. 

At Rondout Station with N. Y. C. & H. R. R. (via Ferry). 

Also with Night Line Steamers and Steamer Marv Powell. 
At Kingston (Union Depot) with West Shore and Wallkill Valley R. R. 

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At Oneonta (stage transfer) with Susquehanna division and Coopers- 
town Branch of Delaware & Hudson R. R. 

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THERE ARE OVER 
900 HOTELS, 
FARM HOUSES 
AND BOARDING 
HOUSES IN THE 
LIST FOLLOWING, 
WHERE BOTH 
SIMPLE AND 
ELABORATE AC- 
CO M M ODATIONS 
MAY BE ENJOYED. 
THIS GREAT VA- 
RIETY OF HOTELS 
AND BOARD I NG 
HOUSES MAKES 
IT POSSIBLE TO 
LIVE IN THE 
C O UNTR Y IN A 
MODEST AND IN- 
EXPENSIVE WAY, 
AS WELL AS AT 
THE HIGH PRICED 
HOT EL WHERE 
THOSE WHO 
PREFER IT MAY 
ENJOY ALL THE 
LUXURIOUS AP- 
POINTMENTS 
THEY AFFORD. 



THE ULSTER & DEL- 
AWARE TRAIN SER- 
VICE TO THIS POPU- 
LAR SECTION IS NOT 
EXCELLED B y" T H E 
SERVICE TO ANY 
SUMMER RESORT IN 
THIS COUNTRY. 

IT INCLUDES LUX- 
URIOUS DRAWING 
ROOM CARS AND 
MODERN DAYCOACH- 
ES OVER THE ONLY 
STANDARD GAUGE 
LINE THAT REACHES 
THE COUNTRY THAT 
IS ASANITARIUM FOR 
EVERYBODY AND A 
PARADISE FOR CHIL- 
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Surrounded by a group of mountain peaks at the head of 
the lovely open valley of the Delaware, the situation of Stamford 
is truely unique. The scenery is varied, including the wild and 
picturesque. Here are mountains in all their massiveness and 
grandeur, the valleys with their meadow lands and cultivated 
fields, and herds grazing in the rich pastures on the hillsides. 

The towering summit of Mt. Utsayantha rises abruptly 
from the end of the village, and forms the culminating peak of 
the Catskills westward. A good carriage road leadirig up the 
mountain side enables the traveller to reach the observatory 
3.3()S feet above tide water without discomfort or fatigue. 
Here the visitor can obtain a splendid view of the Adirondacks, 
Green Mountains, Berkshire hills, and twenty-eight other peaks 
of the Catskills, including Slide Mountain thirty miles distant. 
Thirty thousand square miles can be viewed from its summit. 

In the words of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, spoken on 
the occasion of his second visit to Stamford : "Every one of our 
party is delighted with his trip, while those who have until now 
never been this way are surprised— amazed— at the grandeur 
and glory that has been all around them. Had other e'yes than 
our own beheld, or other tongues reported, we would have 
questioned and doubted and chlirged much to enthusiasm; but 
having seen we know, and knowing, we are glad. 1 have 
made up my mind that Stamford is the most beautiful village in 
ail this charming interior of this great brood of mountains.'^' 





LAKE UTSAYANTHA, STAMFOIU). N. Y. 

141) 



STAMFORD— ITS LOCATION AND IMPROVEMENTS. 

The village of Stamford is at an elevation of 1.800 feet above 
sea level, on the Ulster and Delaware Railroad, 72 miles from 
Kingston, 33 miles from Oneonta. It is incorporated, and has 
a population of over 1,000. It has a system of water works, 
sewer system, electric lights, over five miles of tlag stone walks, 
fine stores and residences, a National Bank, and two weekly 
newspapers, the Stamford Mirror and Stamford Recorder. « An 
opera house with a seating capacity of 1,000, an excellent high 
school under the Regents, with a faculty often teachers and over 
300 students; five churches, Presbyterian. Methodist, Baptist, 
Episcopal, and Catholic; Judson's circulating library of over 
3,000 volumes; local telephone exchange; long distance tele- 
phone; Western Union telegraph; National Express company; 
Board of Trade; and an efficient Fire Department. There are 
also good liveries; bowling alleys; base ball, tennis, and golf 
grounds. We have three New York mails daily during the 
summer season, four daily through trains from and to New 
York, with through parlor cars from New York and Philadelphia. 




BUSINESS BLOCK, STAMFORD. 



141 



STAMFORD'S NATURAL ADVANTAGES. 

The healthfulness of a summer resort is of first considera- 
tion — all other conditions being of secondary importance. 
Herein lies the chief claim of Stamford upon the attention of 
those who contemplate a sojourn in the mountains during the 
heated term. All the prerequisites — pure air, pure water, alti- 
tude and an evenly cool temperature, here are found, and these 
paramount attractions have won for Stamford the popularity 
and high rank it has attained. 

A glance at the physical features of this region will confirm 
the truth of the statement that they possess all the essential 
qualities for health and recreation. The village of Stamford is 
located on the western slope of the Catskills, so miles from the 
Hudson, at the headwaters of the Delaware river. This region 
also forms the divide, or height of land which separates the 
the Delaware from the Schoharie and\Susquehanna basms. The 
advantanges of this location are manifold. No salt air from the 
Hudson valley can reach this place, the high crest of the Cats- 
kills preventing its approach; the remoteness from any large 
body of water is a guarantee of dryness of atmosphere, and the 
prevailing winds being westerly insures equability of climate. 
A well known New York physician who has spent several sum- 
mers in Stamford says "There is absolute freedom from any 
malarial intluences," and all who have ever spent a few weeks 
in this village have quickly perceived that the air has great re- 
cuperative power, owing to the topographical features already 
mentioned. 




MAIN stri-:i-:t. sta.mi-okd. 



14:2 



STAMFORD— ACCESSIBILITY AND ROUTES. 

In considering the advantages of a summer resort its ac- 
cessibility must not be overlooked, this is the determining point 
with many people in the selection of a place for their summer 
outing, the fatigue and discomfort of a long railway journey, 
followed perhaps by a still more wearisome stage ride, is a 
serious objection against any resort. Happily with Stamford 
these objections cannot be raised; the facilities for reaching this 
place are of the best. Through Parlor Car Trains are run from 
Philadelphia and New York via West Shore Railroad, which 
stops at the large cities and towns along the line direct to Stam- 
ford without change. This, the Rip VanWinkle Flyer, requires 
four and a half hours from New York, arriving at Stamford 
about 4:^0 P. M. The N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. trains to Rhine- 
cliff (opp. Kingston), connect with the U. & 1). R. R. by ferrv. 
The Albany Day Line Steamers from New York making con- 
nections with U. & D. R. R. at Kingston Point afford a pleasant 
route for those wishing a delightful sail up the Hudson by day- 
light. The Rondout and New York night boats connect with 
early morning train on the U. & D. R. R. tor Stamford. 




SUMMER HOME IN STAMFORD. 



STAMFORD— THE PEERLESS RESORT. 

Come to Stamford: Breathe deeply of its health-laden 
mountain air, perfumed with balsam and fir. Partake of its 
pure, sparkling spring water. Ascend Mount Utsayantha, from 
whose summit a scene of sublime beauty is spread before the 
eye. Revel, afoot or awheel, in the beautiful mountain paths 
and roads that radiate in every direction — up wooded slopes, 
beside rippling streams and through winding valleys. Enjoy 
its varied amusements and recreations — outdoor and indoor — 
its delightful social atmosphere, and its splendid hotel and 
boarding houses. For a summer outing such as you have never 
enjoyed before — come to Stamford. Address any of the follow- 
ing houses for terms and full information: 



HOUSES. GUESTS. 

Churchill Hall wo 

Rexmere • ^o 

New Grant House loo 

Greycourt inn 7S 

Kendall Place ... 60 

Simpson Terrace ^o 

The Hamilton =>o 

The Madison =.0 

Cold Spring House =.0 

Atchinson House 4^ 

Westholm 4s 

Mountain View 4^ 

The Cornell 3s 

Ingleside 3=. 

Far View House 30 

Sanford Lodge 30 

Maple Rest 2=> 



HOUSES. GUESTS. 

Terry Homestead 2s 

Powell Farm 20 

Rosemont ! ... .20 

Cedarhurst .20 

Hubbell Manor 20 

Utsayantha Farm House... 20 

Boyd Cottage 20 

Maple Grove Farm House 20 

Lawrence Cottage 20 

Craft Farm House 20 

Eagle's Nest 20 

Maple Lane 20 

Hollis (^.ottage 20 

The Oneida 20 

Hillcrest (Cottage 20 

Greenlun'st 20 



The following pages contain cuts of some of tiu' principal 



hotels. 



144 



The REXMERE 



©pens 5ul^ 1st tor tbe JEiobtb Season. 



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1|v OCATED in Churchill Park, Stamford, N. Y., with its chain ^ 
^^ of four lakes, shady maple walks and pine grove, its, -'^ 
appointments are first-class in all respects. Eiectrie^^ 
light and gas throughout the house. Steam heat and open fire ' '" 
places. 

HOTEL l/EihCDOiME O^CHESTIi^^. 

Golf Links start and finish on The Rexmere grounds. Fine 
stone pavement, from the lawns of The Rexmere, extend to all 
points of the village. 'Bus to and from all passenger trains. 
Private baths on three floors. Telegraph and telephone in the 
hotel office. Elevator service. Tennis on the grounds, rowing 
on the lakes and log cabins in the groves for camping. 

S. E. CHURCHILL, M. D.. 

STAMFORD. N- Y- 










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Deu) 6raiit l)ou$e, 

Stamford, Dclaiuarc Co., I), y. 




Well located. Up-to-date dining room and bell service. 
Three minutes from Utsayantha Golf Links. Five minutes 
from Churches and Post Office. Rooms arranged en suite or 
singly, and are well furnished and provided wirh electric lights. 



SPECIAL RATES FOR JUNE AND SEPTEMBER. 

MUSIC AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

NO HEBREWS ENTERTAINED. 



For particulars, address, 

O. C. BECKEK, Lessee, 5fainford, N. V. 



Kendall Plaice 




Is a thoroughly modern house, situated in the southeastern 
part of the beautiful village of Stamford, on Delaware avenue, 
and at the very foot of Mount Utsayantha. Mount Churchill and 
the Delaware Valley on the south. 

The village of Stamford, on the west, affords views imsur- 
passed among Catskill scenery. Every effort has been made to 
render the place attractive and comfortable. 

Rooms large and supplied with modern improvements. 
Floors double and thoroughly deadened. Public rooms linished 
in the finest of hard woods, wide and well lighted halls, electric 
lights and hot water heat. Two hundred feet of wide veranda. 

KENDALL COTTAGE, which is situated near the 
main house, has several pleasant rooms, with modern improve- 
ments. Accommodations for sixty guests. 

No Hebrews entertained. 

New stables have been built for the accommodation of 
guests' horses. Address 



G. W. KENDALL, 



STAMIOk.!), N. V. 



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THE MADISON 

A. C VAN DYKE, Prop., .srciinr()ixl,N. Y. 




THE HOUSE — The Madison has accommodations for 
fifty guests, and is pleasantly located on an elevation in the 
western part of Stamford, overlooking the village. The house 
is new and has all modern conveniences, as electric lights, bath 
rooms and closets. The rooms are large, airy, well ventilated 
and heated. Large piazza, 12 by 100 feet, lawns in front and 
rear, and an abundance of shade. Croquet, golf and tennis 
grounds. House newly painted, papered and refurnished this 
spring. 

CUISINE — The Madison farm, of one himdred acres, 
supplies the tables with fresh vegetables, milk, butter, eggs, 
poultry, etc. 

NOTES — A fine stone walk leads to the (Churches. Depot, 
Stores, Bank, Opera House, Post and Telegraph Offices, which 
are only a short distance away. A good livery connected 
with the house. Three New York mails dailv. No applica- 
tions desired from Hebrews. 

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The Westholni, 

'^^Stamforcl, Delaware <><>iinty.^^«^ 




The Westholm is situated in tiie western part of the vihage 
of Stamford, Dehiware county. New York, and has accommo- 
dations for forty persons. 

1 he house has all modern improvements for the conven- 
ience and comfort ol the refined and better class of summer 
visitors. The rooms are large, and many of them connecting. 
Special pains have been taken with the heating arrangements, 
which are of the most improved hot water system — to make it 
comfortable for guests at all times, (jreat care has also been 
taken to have the plumbing as perfect as possible. 

Within five minutes' walk of depot, post office, or any of 
the five churches in the village. Ciolf course within short dis- 
tance of the house. Cuisine of the best. 

. ^" : KKFKKIiNCES OIN'liN IF DESIRED. (^- - 

lerms on application. Special arrangements made with 
parties remaining during the season. No applications desired 
from Hebrews. Address. 

Mi>s. w. M. iii:( KLl:^^ 

Sliimlord, DfUiware Co., N. V. 




Far View 
House ^ 



GEORGE H.HAGER, Prop. 

sramford, 

Delaware county, - - in. v. 

IS SITUATED on a plateau overlooking magnificent valley 
and mountain scenery. Electric lights, hot water heat, open 
fireplaces, baths, toilet and telephone. Rooms large 
and airy; newly furnished; first quality hair mattresses. Excel- 
lent table, with all the delicacies of the season. 

LARGE (.POUNDS, llXTllMSIVELY SHADED, 

BOA riNC, rilNNLS, CROQUET, COIT LIMITS E^C. 

Convenient to Churches, Opera House, Telegraph and 
Post Offices. One-eighth mile from Stamford Station. Rates 
eight to twelve dollars per week, according to room and loca- 
tion. Transients, $2.00 to $2. so per dav. Special rates to 
families. Reduced rates to July 10th and after September loth. 
Further particulars cheerfully given upon application. 




HAGER'S LAKE. 

151 



MAPLE REST COTTAGE, 



STAMFORD, DELAWARE 
CO., N. Y. 




IS pleasantly situated upon a slight elevation in the western 
part of the Village ot" Stamford, commanding a delightful 
view of Mount Utsayantha, Mount Churchill and the valley 
of the Delaware River which has its source in Lake Utsay- 
antha, a mile away. 

Extensive piazzas, large lawns and plenty of shade make it 
an ideal summer home. 

The rooms are large and comfortably furnished. The table 
is su[i[^lied daily with milk, cream, eggs and vegetables, from 
our own farm. Croquet, tennis and golf links close by. Five 
minutes from churches, post office and depot. Accommoda- 
tion for 20 guests. (Carriage takes guests to and Irom trains 
free. For terms, booklets and any information, address 

A. W. l>Ak.S()NS, l>i o|)i ictor, 

STAMFORD, N. Y. 

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Hubbcll Manor, 



STAMFORD, N. Y. 




A PRIVATE cozy home for people 'desiring high-class ac- 
commodations at moderate prices. Pleasantly situated 
in the Village of Stamford. Modern in its appointments. 
Convenient to churches, depot and post otfice. For 
description of town, routes, etc., see advertisement of Stamford 
in this book. Will meet guests at train bv appointment. No 
Hebrews taken. Send for booklet and prices. 

II. 13. I1UBI3ELL, yV\. I)., Proprietor. 

COTTAGE TO RENT. 

153 



^Lawrence dottage. 



1b. C, Xawrencc, 
Stamtov^, IR. ^. 







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THIS HOUSH is pleasantly situated in the westerly part of 
the village, (convenient to the depot, churches, stores, 
post office and telegraph. The rooms aie large and well 
Ventilated, and furnished with comfortable beds. Table tirst- 
class, supplied with the luxuries of the season. Moderate 
prices. For particulars address as above.. 



fountain Side Cottage, 



IN THI: HEART Or THI!: CATSKxILLS. 



This house has been recently enhirged and is pleasantly 
situated in the east end of Ashland village, with pleasant rooms. 
Pleasant for drives and rambles. Bathing, boating and fishing 
ninety feet from the house, hunting in season, two churches near 
by, mail three times a day, telegraph and telephone. Connected 
with the house is a summer house for games and amuse- 
ments, croquet and swings. If in choosing a place for rest, 
health or pleasure, if you desire to escape malaria, hay fever or 
asthma, you will make no mistake in securing rooms at the 
Mountain Side Cottage. Livery attached. Conveyances can 
be had of the proprietor at reasonable rates. Table abundantly 
supplied with fresh milk, butter, eggs, meat, vegetables, fruit, 
etc. Ice cream and fowls twice a week. Veranda 8^ feet long. 

Terms Se\'en Dollars Per Week. 

This house can be reached from Kingston via the U. & D. 
R. R. to Grand Gorge, thence by private conveyances to the 
house by notifying the proprietor. Or from Kingston via the 
U. & D. R. R. to Hunter, thence by stage or private convey- 
ances to the house. 

ACCOnnODATIONS FOR 25 QUESTS. 

OPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 

Address : 

Mr OTIS E. VOORHEES. 

ASHLAND. N. Y- 




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DfllHV Ffl^M HOUSE, 

Actual E leva Hon, 2,500 Feet. 

HAINES KALLS, Ne^v York. 



Rider Bros. 

Props. 




Charming'ly situated on a level with Onteora Park. On the Onteora 
Park road leading to and overlooking- the villages of Haines Falls and 
Tannersville. The house recently rebuilt and refurnished throughout. 
All rooms large, comfortable and airy. In connection with main house 
are two beautiful modern cottages of ten rooms eacli. newly built and 
furnislied. Can comfortably accommodate 50 guests. Large, wide 
piazzas, plenty of shade, pure spring water in a,bundance. No malaria. 
No mosquitoes. The location is the most beautiful and healthful in this 
region. Perfect drainage, amusement grounds witli summer house, 
tennis court, croquet grounds, swings, etc. Two mails daily. Two 
miles from Haines Corners Station on Ulster & Delaware R. R. Rates 
$8 to $10 per week. $1.50 per day. 

The inanagenieiit of thisit bouse and cottages Trish to announce that 
ftiie.st.s seekiuff health, re.st and plea.sure cannot find a more desirable 
or healthful location in this region. Furthermore v\e guarantee to fur- 
ui.sh all our guests with strictly fresh milk, butter, eggs and vegetable.-/ 
direct from our farm of 200 acres. 

Good livery connected witli house, which will convey parties at 
reasonable rates to different points of interest, some of which are Cats- 
kill Mountain House. Kaaterskill Hotel, Kaaterskill Falls, Haines Falls, 
and all the mountain side parks, for which this section of the Catskills 
are noted. No Hebrews need apply. 

Parties will be met at Haines Corners Station if timely notice is 
given by w^ire or letter. Circulars and other information cheerfully 
furnished by addressing as above. 

ACCESS: — Through parlor cars and day coaches direct from Wash- 
ington, Baltimore, Jersey City and New York, via Kingston, N. Y., or 
via New York and Albany Day Line steamers to Kingston Point, thence 
via Ulster & Delaware R. R. direct. No change of cars to Haines 
Corners, N. Y. 

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The Irvington, 



W/oodsiock, 

N. V. 




This |i(i|iiil;ir siiinmei- n-sort, at the foot of the Overlook and In 
the heart of the Catskills, is now open for the reception of guests. 

The location is one of the most beautiful and healthful in the state. 
No malaria, no mosquitoes, no black flies. Sanitary plumbing- through- 
out the house, and water closet on each floor, also bath room. 

All the reoms are large and comfortable; not a poor room in the 
house. Some nice ones en suite, for families. Can accommodate in 
comfort 7.") guests. 

Two large wide piazzas 100 feet in length on front of house, shaded 
by Maple trees. Pleasant garden and amusement grounds in the rear 
with summer house, lawn tennis court, croquet grounds and lawn 
swings, etc. 

The water used at this house is drawn from a well 13S feet deep in 
solid rock, and registers at all seasons of the year 45 degrees. 

The ice is from a pure mountain spring lake. House lighted bv 
gas. Electric bells, card and pool room. Telephone in house. Telegraph 
and post office opposite. All modern conveniences. Churches and stores 
close by. Barn room and care for private horses and carriages. Terms, 
from $7 to $10. 

Woodstock, Ulster County, four miles from the Overlook Mountain 
House. Ten miles from Kingston, in the Catskills. The Woodstock 
Valley lies between the mountains of Greene Countv and the Ohio 
Mountain of Ulster County. The Village of Woodstock is situated near 
the center of the township of Woodstock and the valley, which has an 
elevation of between 700 and 2,.-)00 feet. This section "of the Catskills 
Ks unsurpassed in grandeur and variety of its scenery in all the Eastern 

liOLTR.S KOIl ItKACHIXG THE IRVIIVGTOIV. 

West Shore Railroad, via Kingston: Albany Day Uine Steamers to 
Kingston T'<iint. (These routes make close connections with all passen- 
ger trains on llie Ulster & Delaware Railroad to West Hurlev ) Guests 
nolifying the proprietor will be met. Passengers bv the dav boat or 

noon train arrive at West Hurley .il t :; \\ m. nnggage' checked 

through. iK^iiMu 

JACOB D. WURTS, Proprietor. Woodstock. Ulster Co.. N. Y. 



THI: VININC. TAPM HOUSE. 

PHILIP E. VININQ, Proprietor. 

BEACHES CORNER, .... GREENE COUNTY. N. Y. 




This house has been rebuilt and newly furnished, has a large 
piazza and beautiful scenery, and will accommodate twenty guests. 
Fresh eggs, milk, butter and vegetables of our own production. 
Good spring water and plenty of shade. Within ten minutes' walk 
of the post office. Altitude, 2,200 feet. Within three miles of 
Hunter 

TERMS: — Adults, $6 to $8; children under 5, $3; from 5 to 10, 
$4, and at 10, full price. No Hebrews taken. 

ACCESS: — Direct Parlor Car Accommodations without change 
from New York, Jersey City and Philadelphia to Hunter via West 
Shore R. R.; or New York Central and Hudson River Railroad to 
Kingston, thence by U. & D. Railroad to Hunter. Day and Night 
Line Steamers from New York to Kingston Point and Rondout, 
where direct connections are made to Hunter. Excursion rates by 
all rail and steamers. Half Holiday special at twenty-five per cent, 
discount, good to return until following Monday. Four hours ride 
from New York city. Fare on the U. & D. and all its branches is now 
three cents per mile. Through cars from New York city to Hunter 
without change. 

From Hunter Station by private conveyance to Beaches Corner. 
Two daily stages. 

Please write or telegraph v,^hen to meet guests. Livery con- 
nected with house with driver. 

For further particulars address, 

PHILIP E. VININQ, 

Beaches Corner, Greene Co., N. Y. 

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SUniVVER=TinE IN THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 




^ SUNNYSIDE HOUSE, ^ 

Mrs. Ghorge R. Knapp. Prop. 

Haines Falls. Greene Co.. N. Y 

On Onteora Park Drive, situated tliree-quarters of a mile 
from Haines Fails, 

AT AN ELEVATION OF 2,600 FEET. 

Ample Shade. Pure Spring Water. An addition of 12 large 
rooms has been added for this season, giving ample room to 

ACCOMMODATE 50 GUESTS. ^ ^ j^- 

Large new parlor with cheerful open fireplace. Electric lights through- 
out. Cut of house on this page only showing half of frontage. Fresh butter, 
eggs and milk direct from the farm. Central to all points of interest. Near- 
by drives are Haines Falls, Twilight Park, Kaaterskill Falls, Hotel Kaaters- 
kill and the famous Catskill Mountain House. 

'I'ERMS : $7 to $io per week, according to location of room ; transients 
j?2 per day. Special terms to families. 

Further particulars cheerfully furnished. 

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OPEN ALL THE YEAR ROLND. 



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Siiuaied in the west Slope ot the Catshllls. 

BETWEEN DELHI AND STAMFORD, N. Y. 

ACCOMMODATES 30 PERSONS. 
For terms and particulars, address 

FRANK G. LYON, manager. 

SOUTH KORTRIGHT. 

DELAWARE CO.. N. Y. 




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AVON INN, 



PrNE HILL, 

lister Co.. N. V. 



ON ILSTER & DELAWARE RAilROAD. 




Opcff all ^cati %mUi %m ^aMagcmciii 

Five minutes to Depot. Convenient to Churciies, Post 
Office, Telegraph and Long Distance Telephone. Trout Fishing 
and Partridge Shooting in season. Accommodate forty guests. 
Macadam Roads. Gas. Toilet, Bath and Steam Heat. Eleva- 
tion 1,700 feet. Livery. 

Access to Pine Hill — West Shore Railroad, car fare $2.qo. 
Albany Day Line, fare $2. 4s. 

Terms $$ 10 $10 per week. $2.00 per Day. 

SPECIAL PATES FOR SEASON, 

G. W. LAMENT, Proprietor. 



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Glen Park House 



S AND GROUNDS, ^r 




n lis 5LIA\/\\I:P PESOPr 



Is beautifully situated in the most picturesque region 
ol the (^atskills. One mile hom Haines (^ornersStation. 

Elevation 2,500 Feet. 

Accommodates 100 Guests. 

Send tor terms and booklet. 

0\Vh:N CiLhlNNON, l>r(>|)ri(^h)r, 

HAINES FALLS, N. Y. 



LaneAt's Hotel, 

BIG INDIAN, ULSTER CO., N. Y. 
on the line of the lister & Delaware R. R. 



The LaMent House is situated at the mouth of the Big Indian 
Valley, 1,209 feet above the level of the sea; is 122 miles from New 
York City, and is the nearest Hotel to Slide Mountain, which is 
4,220 feet high. The house is open all the year to accommodate 
Fishing and Hunting Parties, House accommodates forty guests. 
No malaria or mosquitoes. Cool nights and shady grounds. 



CONVENIENCES. 

Post Office and Telegraph next door. No charge to or from 
depot. Livery lattached to Hotel. Parlor Cars to and from New 
York. Toilet and Bath in house, also lighted by Gas. 



^a^ GOOD TROIT fISHING IN SEASON, ^sy 

streams not posted, and They are stocked by the State Hatchery 
every year. 



THE TABLE nA5 THE5E ADVANTAGES: 

Vegetables from the garden. Milk and Eggs from the farm. 
Best cuts of Meat used, and pure, soft Spring Water in the house. 



RATES: 

PER DAY, $1 .50. PER WEEK, $7 TO $10. 

For Special Rates, addre.s3 

HENRY STEGER, Big Indian. Ulster County, fi. Y. 

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Jl^e l^aii^es palls JHotJse 

IS om: t^r I tii: M(» I PkOMiMi^N r rioi^sii:> in inr. wmiolk 

(M.nKM.I. MOl^N I AIN lilXilON. 



1905 IS ITS FORTY-FIRST SEASON. 




litis situatcD at tbc vcrv 1I.>ca^ ot tbc ikaatcrsIuU Clove 

2,000 FEET ABOVE THE SEA. 

AND commands an unobstructed view ot" the Clove, the 
Hudson X'alley and the Berkshires. H^^/NHS FALLS. 
together with the ^-H'/XF. below the Falls, are the property 
of the estate, and are but three hundred teet distant from the 
house. Surrounding the house are about ninety acres of land 
owned by the estate. 

The house has recently been thoroughly modernized. Elec- 
tric light, baths, hot and cold water and thoroughly sanitary 
plumbing throughout. 

The table is of unquestioned tiuality. and is one of the im- 
portant features of the house. For rates, booklet or other in- 
formation, address 

THE HAINES FALLS HOUSE. Haines Falls. IN. Y. 

(Estate of t'lias. \V. HiiitU's. (loiM, owner/) E. D. MclLVAINE. Manage 

HEBREWS NOT ENTERTAINED, 
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Summer oi\ llic ( <il.^l;ill Mmiiiliiin: 








/nban^ion IDouee. 



Klcvatioii :;i,0«>0 Fcft. 



.\<c<)iii!ii<)<lati<iiis lor ].">0 Guests. 



Four Hours Ijoin \<mv ^oik l).v All Kail Route, 
liodutctl Fai'c. Two Jlail Koutes. Four Mails Daily. 

This well known and alt.rac-tive summer resort is pleasantly 
located in the heart of the Catskills, central to all points of interest 
and within a few steps of the depot, telegraph and post office. 

Among the many places of easy access are the famous Kaater- 
skill and Haines f'alls, Hotel Kaaterskill, the historic Catskill 
Mountain House and Laurel House, and the Kaaterskill, Platterkili 
and Stony Cloves, while the surrounding mountain sides are dotted 
with quaint and beautiful Parks, including Onteora, Elka, Twilight 
and Sunset. 

The rooms are large, cool and finely furnished. One hundred 
and twenty-five feet of piazza, twelve feet wide, extends around the 
house. The table is unexcelled. Terms reasonable. Sanitary 
Plumbing and Bath. House lighted by Electricity throughout. 

Address GEORGE CAMPBEii, Tannepsvlile, N. V. 

Access: — We.st Shore R. K. via Kingston, all rail to Tannersville; 
else to Catskill by rail or boat and Otis route. 'Bus meets all trains. 

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DEVASEGO irsirsi 



PRATTSVILLE, 



GREENE COUNTY, N. Y. 




Ill the heart of the Catskill Mountains, four hours from New 
York. A charming summer resort, 1,G00 feet above sea level, where 
the climate is perfection and malaria unknown. Just the place to 
regain health and strength, while all amusements are at command 
and price most reasonable. Boating, Fishing, Tennis, Driving, 
.Amusement Hall and the finest and most pleasant Bathing in the 
mountains. 

The picturesque beauty and healthful climate of this region have 
been so often described that we need only to say here that in no 
part of the mountains can a more beautiful spot be found than where 
our Inn is located, one mile from the village and on the beautiful 
Schoharie River which forms the Devasego Falls (60 feet in height), 
which are on the Devasego premises and are always accessible to 
the guests of the house. 

They are situated about 75 rods from the house and the path 
leading to them under beautiful trees is pronounced charming by 
all who see it. No pains are spared to insure the comfort of the 
guests, and the table is most abundant and very excellent. 

The Ijivery in connection with the Inn is well arranged, with 
cautious and well informed drivers. Telephone in the house. The 
bouse is supplied with pure spring water. It has Baths, Hot and 
Cold Water, Toilets, open Sanitary Plumbing and is an ideal summer 
home. 

TinH'. Tal)U'. and liouhe.s: New York to (iraiiii (iorjic; lliulsiin Kivcr l):iy Line 
Stcanicrs to Kinyslcm I'dint, coiiiicct iiitf with ttic C \- I». H. I{. ti> (iniiiil (Joi-fiP. 
Sti'UliHTs William I'. Homer anil Central lllldsoii to Koililout, eoniieet inu' with the V. 
\ I>. If. I{. West Shore |{. K. toCraiiii ( iorye, t hroiifih without ehaiinc N. V. ('. \- H. 
|{. I{. |{.. erossiim rcrt> at lihmelieik anil eoiiiiei tinji' wit h t he l'. A: I>. K. li. rullman 
I'alace < 'ai' ser\ ice P'or particulars aildi'ess 

S. 1>. MASI-:, Prcllsvilli-, N. V. 

Or II. M. MAJSI-:. <;oupl of .Special Session.s, 

Ni-:W YOliK i.\\\. 

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t>.>le> .-^7 l<> * lO per week. 



CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 



MAPLtnilRST HOUSE, "*'''Sc« .. v 

SHERIDAN L. KERR, Proprietor 




The above cut sho^vs only one-lialf size of house. 

Elevation 2,500 feet. Situated IVi miles from Haines Corners 
Station and 2 miles from Tannersville Station on Kaaterskill Rail- 
road, cbarmingly situated on rhe southein slope of North Mountain, 
overlooking- Sunset, Santa Cruz and Twilight Parks. The view from 
the wide piazza looking through the famous Kaaterskill Clove and 
beyond to the Berkshire Hills, is unsurpassed. Parlor has large 
open fire place. Large airy dining room. Bath and toilet rooms, hot 
and cold water, and all conveniences of a modern boarding house and 
pleasant summer home. The house, recently enlarged, can now com- 
fortably accommodate 9 guests. Walks and drives innumerable 
and unsurpassed. A few may be mentioned: Haines Falls, Twilight 
Park, Laurel House, Kaaterskill Falls, Hotel Kaaterskill and the 
famous Catskill Mountain House. The grounds are extensive and 
well shaded. Pure spring water in abundance. Plenty of fresh eggs, 
milk, meats, butter, etc. The management of this house will en- 
deavor to study the pleasure and comfort of its guests in every 
respect. First-class livery connected with house. Carriage will 
meet guests at any train if timely notice is given. 

House open from May uiitil October. References e.vcbans'etl. 

ROUTES:— West Shore Koute preferreil. Parlor, drawinji- room and day coaches 
through without change from Philadelphia, Pa., Jersey City, Weehawken and New 
York City direct to Haines Corners station, or via N. Y. C. & H. R. K. R. to Khincclitt'. 
then via ferry to Rondout, then via V. & I). R. K.; or Albany Day Line steamers to 
King-ston Point, via U. i: D R.R. direct to Haines Corners. Throujiii day coaches direct. 

You will tind it pleasant at the Maplehurst. 

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LAUREL HOUSE. 




First Class 

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lions. 



W ith all nodern 
Improvements. 

Central for all i)rin- 
cipal places of inter- 
est in the Catskill 
Mountains. 

Light, Airi) ciiul 
Cl\cert'ul l^oonvs, 
Lighted tl\rouglv 
OLit \vitl\ GcLs and 
:Su|)|)licd with 
l-lc( trie liclLs, 
li(itl\, etc. 

Cable and 
Scroice Un= 
surpassed. 

No detail is over- 
looked for the com- 
fort and enjoyment 
of its guests. 

„rr>„.T'.'.r'^/^'' ■^y'" ,'''.',", vei-anda the view is unsurpassed: in front is the 
wonde lul Kaaterskill Ravine, Twilight. Sunset and Santa Cruz Parks, 
With their niimcrous cotlagres and elub houses. Above them towers Mt. 
Lincoln and Round Top, two of the highest peaks of the Oatskills 

Within fifty yards of the Laurel House, and part of the propertv. Is 
the celebrated Kaalerskill Falls, where the Avater from the two lakes 
combine, a short distance from the grand amphitheatre of rock, and 
plunge to the natural cavern beneath, a fall of 2<!0 feet. Safe steps and 
a well trodden path lead to the bottom and behind the falls and come 
out on the opposite side. This massive rock chamber, of 200 feet in 
diameter, must be visited in order to appreciate fully the wonders of 
this romantic spot. 

WlZi^S cV INCiLCSSI, P|-()|)l1ctOLS, 

Hciines TdiLs \\ o., N. \, 

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KAATEHSKII.I. lAl.l.S, ( ATSKH.F. MOUNTAINS. 



LOX=HUIiST, 



Lynx=Forest, Haines Falls, N. 

C. A. MARTIN, Proprietor. 



A Slimmer Kosnit in the L'atskills. 
Actual Elevation 1,936 Feet. 



Four Hours from Xew York. 
House Lighted by Gas. 




Located at Haines Falls in the Catskills, at the immediate head of 
the renowned Kaaterskill Clove, and commands the view through the 
Clove, across the Hudson Valley. For half a century the Kaaterskill 
Clove and its surroundings have been known and noted as a region of 
much singular wildness and scenic beauty, and to include the grandest 
and most charming scenery of the Catskill Mountains. The elevation 
is 1,936 feet above the mean tide at New York, actual measurement. 

The varying difference in temperature on the mountains and below, 
causes cool currents of air to continually pass through the Clove, and 
the situation of the house is such as to receive their full benefit. Abso- 
lutely free from malaria and mosquitoes. 

Good trout fishing in June; quail, woodcock and partridge shooting 
in their season. 

The three parks — Sunset Park. Twilight Park and Santa Cruz Falls 
Park — are one-fourth to one-half mile distant, facing Lox-Hurst. 

The house was designed especially as a superior summer boarding 
house, to be attractive, convenient and comfortable. Newly furnished. 
Accommodates 75 people. The piazzas are very broad and long. A lawn 
tennis court. Large open fireplaces in parlor and dining room. 

Terms $8 to $12 per week. Hot and cold baths, latest sanitary im- 
provements. Livery connected with the house. 

Aoeess: — W. S. R. R. ; Albany Day Line. From City of Kingston by 
Ulster & Delaware Railroad to Haines Corners Station, one-eighth mile 
from the house. Through parlor car service from Philadelphia, Pa., 
Jersey City, Weehawken and New York without change of cars, direct 
to Haines Corners. 

Besides through tickets, excursion tickets, good for the summer, 
may be purchased via either route. 

Three mails daily to and from New York. Long distance telephone 
and telegraph offices in the house. 

Concerning: Hebrews: — People not familiar with the Catskills know 
that, except at the lai'ger hotels, the Jews and Gentiles will not generally 
board at the same house. This is to be regretted; but, laeing a fact, 
the houses have to take one class or the other. Therefore, the proprietor 
begs to say that Lox-Hurst accommodates Gentiles only. 

The Twilight Park golf grounds are opposite the Lox-Hurst. Gaines 
can be plainly seen from the piazza. 

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THE KENWOOD, 



liLiMlil> i:. PliLriAiM, Prop., 
Maines Falls, N. Y. 

CAPACITY FOR 50 GUESTS. ALTITUDE 2000 FEET. House Open from June I to October 20. 

Com cniciit l{;iil\va\. Miiil ;iiiil Ti'lc^;! apli < 'i>iiiimiiiic:it inn. In tlif iniilsf of the 
most iniimi'tanl points oC interest in tlic ( atskills. At 1 he head ol' tlie luiiKms Kaater- 
siiill Clove, on Kaatersldll Kailruad Sanitary arraiijienioiitsare of the latest iiii])roved 
svstem. House li;;hteil liv fias. Pure sprinji' water. Lawn Tennis and (iolf Links. 
No bar. No Mebi-ews taken. 




Elevation 2,,soo rect. TvvcnricNA ^Sca.son, \W5. 

SUMMER IN THE CATSKILLS. 

(m^ ^ rcinnersviiie, 



# 



M. V. 



C. L. WILTSE, PROPRIETOR. 




THE AMKKlt'AlV opens its 21st season with several improvements 
and additions, including- baths, toilets, sanitary plumbing-, hot and cold 
water on each floor, and can now comfortably accommodate seventy- 
five guests. 

MODERN IMPROVEMEJVTS — The rooms are large, airy, and are 
arranged for the convenience of families. Only a limited number of 
children taken. Four mails daily. Gas in every room. A first-clas.s 
summer resort on the summit of the far-famed and delightftil Catskill 
Mountains. Good boating near bv. 

POINTS OF INTEREST — Central to all points of interest, among- 
wliich are the famous Kaaterskill and Haines Falls, the Hotel Kaater- 
skill and the historic Catskill Mountain and Laurel Houses, the -wonder- 
ful Plattekill. Kaaterskill and Stony Cloves, the towering Hunter Moun- 
tain, Mt. Lincoln, Romantic Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle's region; 
while the surrounding mountain sides are dotted with quaint and beau- 
tiful parks, including Onteora, Elka, Schoharie, Glen, Sunset and Twi- 
light Communities. 

HIGH ELEVATION — Flevation 2,500 feet above tide water. Four 
hours from New York city by two all rail routes. The view froi^n the 
veranda is magnificent, embracing the entire region surrounding and 
overlooking the village of Tannersville. 

THE RATES — Rates per day. $2. Per week, $9 to $12. Special 
season rates to families. Open from May 1.5 until September 15. 

The management of this house endeavors to give satisfaction, and 
the comforts of its guests will be studied In every respect. 

Routes from New York— West Shore EailroiKl via Kingston, all rail to Tanners- 
ville witlmut chan^^r of cars. Palace and slecpiiiv car scr\ ice. Or liy Day or Night 
Boat via Kingston Point, tlience by rail to Tannei'sx illc "lUis meets all trains. 

NO HEBREWS TAKEN. 



IN THE HEART OF THE SOUTHERN CATSKILLS. 




ROXMOP 



WOODLAND, ULSTER COUNTY, 



NEW YORK. 



A SECLUDED resort of= 
** ferin^ home com forts 
and service : 

Family House ^ 
Lodges 

^ Tents and 

Camps 



In wild picturesque surroundings at an 
altitude of 1200 feet. Modern house. 
Suppli2d with purest water from a 
mountain spring Slide, Wittenberg, 
Panther and other prominent peaks 
within easy access. Fine trout stream 
through premises Interesting drives; 
mountain trails ; tennis, croquet, etc. 



Railroad Station, also Telegraph and Lons? Distance T('lei)hone 
Office at Phoeuicia. House Stafie meets trains on appointment. 
Far'C, 25 cents per person. For partic\ilar inlDrniation, ISooklet, 
Diagram, etc., address 

EDWARD B. MILLER. 



"The trail to which we had committed ourselves 
led us down into Woodland Valley, a retreat which 
so took my eye by its fine trout brook, its superb 
mountain scenery, and its sweet seclusion, that I 
marked it For my own.' 

-BURROUGHS. 



174 



The m vanwmwe noysc;'"'^^ 







pTi(V^" 




The Rip Van ^Yinkle House -will open for the season on June 26th, 
under the management of J. F. Freitag and A. Maier, the well known 
caterers of The Tuxedo, Madison Avenue and 59th Street, New York. 

The house is one-half mile from the depot, beautifully situated on 
the line of the Ulster and Delaware Raiload, overlooking the Big Indian 
Valley, commanding a charming and picturesque view, being surrounded 
by some of the highest and principal peaks of the famous Catskill 
Mountains. 

The locality is noted for its cool, bracing atmosphere and is abso- 
lutely free from malaria and mosquitoes. The house has accommodations 
tor 175 guests. Piazzas ten feet wide almost surround the building. 

The house has been entirely renovated, is lighted throughout by 
gas, has sanitary plumbing and baths. The rooms are spacious, airy 
;ind cosily furnished. 

PINE HII>L. is situated at the head of the Big Indian Valley, and has 
innumerable attractions. One of the most delightful drives is to the 
Fleischmann and the Grand Hotel, only a few miles distant. The walks 
and glens in close proximity to tlie house add greatly to its man.v 
pleasant features. 

CUISIIVE. — The table, which we consider one of the most important 
features, will be given our special attention, and we shall endeavor to 
maintain the high reputation as caterers for which we are noted in 
New York. 

WATER — One of the finest and largest springs in the mountains 
furnishes this house exclusively with the purest of water. 

AMUSEMENTS. — Surrounding the house are large maple trees, 
affording ample shade, plenty of ground being available for Lawn Ten- 
nis, Croquet. Quoits, etc. 

NEW ADDITIONS. — A Dance Pavillion, Bowling Alley, Cafe and 
Billiard Room have been added in separate buildings on the grounds, 
and other improvements have been made since last season. 

RATES FOR BOARD. — Transient guests f$3.00) three dollars per 
day. Rooms from ($25.00) twenty-five to ($50.00) fifty dollars per week, 
(two persons occupying one room), according to location. Single rooms 
f;i5.00. 

Special rates are made for families remaining the entire season. 

Inquiries for i-ooms and all correspondence should be addressed to 
The Tuxedo. Madison Avenue and 59th Street. New York, until the 26th 
of June, and after that date to the Rip Van Winkle House, Pine Hill, N. Y. 

FREITAG & MAIER, Proprietors. 

175 



I»^:^. 5{:?<l Season. 1905. 




CflTSKILL 
MOUNTAIN HOUSE, 

CHAS. AND GEO. H. BEACH. 
Managers. 

CATSKI LL. N. Y. 

Elevation 2.250 teer. open June 26fh. 

The Only Motel \hc\t Commands the Famous V^iew 
of tl^e Hudson Reiver Valley. 



THK MOUNTAIN HOUSE PARK 

At the terminus of mouiUain branch of the T'lster & Delaware R. R; 
Has a valley frontage of over three mile.s in extent and consists OJ 
2,780 acres of magnificent forest and farm lands, traversed in all direc- 
tions by many miles of wood trails and carriage roads leading to points 
of interest. 

THE GRANDEST VIEAVS OF THE REGION 
Are obtained from the Crest. Newman's Ledge. Bear's Den, Prospect 
Rock on North Mountain; and Eagle Rock and Palenville Overlook on 
South Mountain, which are included in the mountain house property. 

NORTH AND SOUTH LAKES 

Are also included within its boundaries. The atmosphere is delightfullj' 
pure. 

ABSOUUTELV FREE FROM MALARIA. 

The temperature is always l-j to 20 degrees lower than at Catskill 
village. New York City or Philadelphia. 

A POWERFUL SEARCHLIGHT, 

On the east front, will be operated from 9 to 11 P. M., reflecting its 
light over twelve thousand square miles of the Hudson River Valley. 
The hotel is lighted throughout by electric lights. Call and return call 
bells. Long distance telephone and telegraph office in the hotel. Sani- 
tary plumbing. 

THE WATER SUPPLY IS ABUNDANT. 

The spring is over two miles distant, far up toward the crest of 
North Mountain, with nothing above or around but a spruce and hem- 
lock forest, and, as the land is owned by the Hotel Company, contamina- 
tion is impo.ssible. 

THE OUT DOOR AMUSEMENTS. 

The life in this invigorating air makes out door amusements 
especially sought for and enjoyed. The boat livery privilege has been 
granted to Messrs. Byles & Hoff. of Bayonne, New Jersey, who furnish 
canoes, out-riggers and row boats of the most approved pattern. 

ACCESSIBLE BY FOLLOAYING ROUTES: 

Pennsylvania Railroad from Philadelphia, Washington and inter- 
mediate stations makes connections, and solid trains are run over the 
West Shore and Ulster & Delaware Railroads to Kaaterskill Station, 
located within the boundaries of the Catskill Mountain House Park, 
and only % of a mile drive over a smootli, level road to tlic hotel. 

VIA RHINEBECK, RONDOUT AND KINGSTON. 

New York Central & Hudson River Railroad to Rhinebeck; Hudson 
River Day Line to Kingston Point; Rondout Night Line to Rondout: 
West Shore Railroad to Kingston: Ulster & Delaware Railroad to Kaater- 
skill Station; % of a mile to the hotel. Stages meet all trains. Purchas'^ 
tickets and check baggage to Kaaterskill Station. 

RATES: 

Daily, .$.3.00 and $1.00. Weekly, ,$17..50, ,$21.00 and $2,^.00. Special 
weekly rates for guests arriving before July 4tli, for tliree weeks or thf^ 
season. For day visitors. Table d' Hote Dinner, $1.00. 

170 



ACCOMMODATIONS FOB «0 CiUKSTS. 



W^^w^^nda Inn, 

S. S. BOUTON, Prop. 

Margaretville N. Y. 




QPHNING SEASON. Newly built. Proprietor and Landlady, 
fourteen years' hotel experience. First-class in every par- 
ticular. Steam heat, lighted by gas, electric bells, toilets, 
baths. Water on every floor from property's own springs. 
Plumbing the best. Halls and veranda extra'wide. Large and 
well ventilated rooms. Five minutes walk to Post Office. 
Fitleen minutes to railroad station. 

LARGI: LAWN, MO DLIST. 

ALTirUDI:, 1.566 r 1:1:7. 

Open for Summer Guests only. Booklet and further par- 
ticulars cheerfullv furnished. 

THROUGH PARLOR CARS VIA. W. S. & U. &, D. R. R. TO ARKVILLE, 
WHERE CARRIAGES WILL AWAIT ALL EXPECTED GUESTS. 




BEFORE PLANNING 

Your VacatioF! 

SEND FOR A FREE COPY 
OF THE PUBLICATIONS 
ISSUED BY THE 

Delaware & ^ 
n<-iclson CoiDpancj, 
" The leading Toupisis' line." 



"A Summer Paradise." 4 
cts. postage ; "The Adiron- 
dacks," 2 cts.; " Map Folder 
of Lake George and Lake 
Champlain." 2 cts.; "'Mon- 
treal for Tourists." 2 cts. 
postage. 

ABEL I. CULVER, 

2d Vice-President. 



ly^/rS GfO/!GS 



^/?ArOG/l SfifiWGS 



^l£/l/vy 






'£IV 



J. W. BURDICK, 

Passenger Trattic M.-matier 



A. A. HEARD, Gen. Passenj^er Ai^ent, 

A LBAN Y. N. Y. 



sreamer Mary Powell 



LEAVING 



De^Drosscs sr., New Vorli, x\() P.Al, (^(ituixkivs, i/kS \\ ri. 

\\'cs\ 42i\(l sr., XM) \\ M, (Scirurddvs, 2 W A\.) I29ri\ 

sr., :^:,')0,, (Scirurdciv.s, 2:20 \\ n.) 



ALL nOLIDAVS ON "iATCIiUAY TIME. 




For Highland Falls, West Point, Cornwall, NewDurgh, Pough- 
Iteepsie, Rondout and Kingston. 



MARY POWELL ORCHERTRA WILL GIVE MORNING AND 
AFTERNOON CONCERTS ON BOARD THE STEAMER. 



A most (Icli^litful way of retU'liiiiji- the CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. Avoiding the 
heat and dust of an all-rail tiip, and tii\ inu' a stop-over at Kingston (Rondout). Pas- 
s<>ngers i-an iiun-liase their tickets and eheek baggajie at the otfiees of the Steamboat 
Company throufi-h to ANY POINT on the ULSTER & DELAWARE K. R. in the 
CATSKILL MOUNTAINS. 

A. E. ANDERSON. G. P. A.. RondOUt. N. Y. 



The Grand Hotel Company 



J^ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF 



The Grand Hotel 

(7VLSr\ILL MOUMTAINS, Nr:W YOl^ry, 

FOR THE SEASON OF 1905. 




A Ddighniil Pkice k) Spend ri\c Miininer. 

Three and one-halt" hours from New York. Tlie cuisine 
and service equal to those of the celebrated I'estaurants of New 
York and Paris. Through Pullman Drawin^j- Room (]ars, via 
West Shore and Ulster and Delaware K. R.. without chanoe, 
direct to the hotel afrounds. 



HOUSE OPENS FOR THE SEASON ON JUNE 28TH. 




THE ' CORMSH - HOUSE, 

J. C. COR^TiVSH, Proprietor. 

Pine Hill, lister County, New Yorh. 

Elevation 1.700 feet It is picturesquely situated in the beautiful Slian- 
daken Valley, on the side of Bell Ayr Mountain, overlooking the village of 
Pine Hill. It has baths, hot and cold water, toilets, open sanitary plumbing, 
and is an ideal summer home in the Catskills. 

Ten minutes from depot. Convenient to stores, churches, post office, 
telegraph and telephone offices. Only four hours from New York City. 
Accommodates one hundred guests. 

Terms: $12.00 to $18.00 per week. $2.50 to $3.00 per day. 

For particulars, booklet, etc., address as above. 



Access to Pine Hill West Shore Railroad is preferred because par- 
lor cars are run directly to Pine Hill without change — it is also the 
quickest route. Accessible also by HudsonRiver Railroad and Day Boats, 
connecting- at landing- with IT. & D. Railroad direct to Pine Hill. The 
president of this road. Mr. Samuel D. Coykendall, with his untiring- ener- 
g-ies, one of the most enterprising men in Ulster County, has made this 
one of the safest and best mountain roads in the country. 

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HIDSON RIVER BY DAYLIGHT 

THE MOST CHARMING INLAND WATER TRIP ON 
THE AMERICAN CONTINENT. 




THE PALACE IRON STEAMERS 

••K'|-:\VY( )I^K" cind" ALBANY," 

OF THE HUDSON RIVER DAY LINE. 

DAILY EXCEPT SU N DAY. 

Leave New Vork, l)esl)r(issfs .Street, s.4<i A. M. Leave New York, West 42n(l 
Street, X l{.,'.t:(iO A. M. Leave Xt'w York, West V'Mh Street, N. 11 , 0:20 A. M. Leave 
Albany, Hamilton Street S::{l) A. M„ laiidinji at Voukers, West Point, Newburg-li, 
I'oimli'Ueepsie. KinK'stoii Point, Catskill and Hudson. 

THE ATTRACTIVE TOURIST ROUTE TO AND FROM 

TI\eCcirsKill M()iii\r(iii\s,S(iraro()(i cii\(l The AdiroiKkicKs, Morel 

('h(in^|)Iciin(ii\(l Wxc Norfh, Minodrd riillsciiul the WVsl; 

riu' IhoiLSciiul Iskiiulsdiul rhcsr.LciwTciuc River. 

Direct Cunnections at Itingston Point with lister & Delaware R. R. tor all Points 
in the catshill Mountains. 

A trip on one of these famous steanieis, on tlie noblest stream in the I'ountry, 
offers rare attractions. Thc.V are fitted up in the most eWranl style, e.\t'liisi\ely for 
juLS-senKors. Their Kreat spee<L tine oi-ehestra, spacious saloons, private parlors and 
lu.xiirions ac<,'ommodations in everv icspect . remler t hem unexcelled. 
Send si.v cents in stamps for "SIWI.MKK KXCI'KSION ItooK." 
NOTI-;. During- the Slimmer season diri'ct eoiinection will be made at West 4-nd 
Sti-(;(!t I'ier with the (Central R. it. of New .lersey (Sundy Hook Moats) thus atlordintj a 
delightful and easy route between the mountains and tlu; sea shore resorts on the New 
.Jersey coast. 

(!i:ni;i{Al offick, 
\-. IS. llltilS/\l^l), DtiSBROSSKS ST. PIER, V:. \\. 0\XO'VV, 

(ien'l l'u.s,s. .\Kt. .\i;w VOUK tJTV. (Jen'l Mgr. 



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CATSKILL 
MOUNTAINS 

REACHED BY FAST THROUGH 
PARLOR CAR TRAINS OF THE 

WEST--SHORI: 

-RAILROAD= 



SEND 2 CENT STAMP FOR A 
FOLDER CONTAINING THE 
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TAINS EVER PUBLISHED, ALSO 
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GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT, 

ROOM 204, 7 EAST 42D STREET. 
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